# Explanations & outreach

## TLDR: See[^1] [An Introduction to The Unjournal](/the-unjournal-project-and-communication-space/readme-1.md#in-a-nutshell)

## Podcasts, presentations, and video

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See/subscribe to [our YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnjournal)
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### Journal independent evaluation and The Unjournal

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### EA Anywhere (Youtube) – bridging the gap between EA and academia

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EA Anywhere
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* See slide deck (Link: [bit.ly/unjourrnalpresent](http://bit.ly/unjournalpresent); offers comment access)
* [Presentation summarized with time-stamped hyperlinks (+\~AI generated content)](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bqAXxUXN74RA-ioE56VFIUjFb-Jp-8uCzMjB3KXCFUo/edit?usp=sharing)

### ReproducibiliTea podcast

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## Slide decks

#### Presentation for EA Anywhere, online event, 5 Nov. 2023 1-2pm ET

(Link: [bit.ly/unjourrnalpresent](http://bit.ly/unjournalpresent); offers comment access)

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<summary>Earlier slide decks (2022)</summary>

Earlier presentation materials from 2022 are preserved here for reference:

* Nov 2022: Version targeted towards OSF/Open Science [HERE](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zoC9au-Fc3WnBT4QRIPOLQ-J-PUlJVieJPt4Mi4sfm0/edit?usp=sharing)

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## "Slaying the journals": Google doc

*Earlier discussion document, aimed at EA/global priorities, academic, and open-science audiences* [*\[link\]*](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GFISlF5TieCuA6jDYkYlNWaEpuEYrr_zTmaVpTfBg4A/edit)

## "[Moving science beyond ... static journals" ... How EA/nonprofits can help](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/moving-science-beyond-closed-binary-static-journals-a-proposed-alternative-how-the-effective-altruist-and-nontraditional-nonprofit-sector-can-help-make-this-happen/1490)

[Moving science beyond closed, binary, static journals; a proposed alternative; how the "Effective Altruist" and nontraditional nonprofit sector can help make this happen](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/moving-science-beyond-closed-binary-static-journals-a-proposed-alternative-how-the-effective-altruist-and-nontraditional-nonprofit-sector-can-help-make-this-happen/1490)

* 2021 A shorter outline posted on [onscienceandacademia.org](https://onscienceandacademia.org/t/moving-science-beyond-closed-binary-static-journals-a-proposed-alternative-how-the-effective-altruist-and-nontraditional-nonprofit-sector-can-help-make-this-happen/1490)

## EA forum posts

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[^1]: (In the previous section)


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