The parable of the farmers and the Teleporting Duplicator | Dr Mike Taylor | Science | guardian.co.uk

Dr. Mike Taylor, research associate with the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, writing for the Guardian’s blog “Notes & Theories: Dispatches from the Science Desk asks us to, “Imagine a world where food is cheap and freely available, thanks to the amazing Teleporting Duplicator. What could go wrong?...” What follows in four short chapters answers that question and through the parable outlines his perspective on the history and current state of scholarly communication...