公共获取的下一个前沿

In the past two decades, the scientific world has waged an extraordinary campaign for openness. As paywalls fell and repositories surged, what had once been locked away could now be read by most anyone with an internet connection. If open was the goal, this must have felt like victory. But in 2026—with public trust in certain scientific domains fragile, government hearings focused on corruption of the scientific literature, and people across platforms having a harder time determining the credibility of information—open access to science has not, on its own, powered the future some had envisioned. Instead, we feel particularly strong division around certain research-related topics. …