Insights Xchange: Conversations Shaping Academic Research

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Welcome to the Insights Xchange podcast, brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Hosted by Nikesh Gosalia, this podcast is your guide to the world of research and academic publishing. Tune in to hear lively discussions with experts from the academic and publishing realms.  Earlier known as All Things SciComm, the new series covers a variety of topics, from the latest trends in academic publishing to critical issues faced by researchers in an increasingly AI-driven world. Join us for insightful conversations and expert perspectives that will help you navigate the exciting world of academia. Whether you're a researcher, publisher, or just curious about academic insights, this podcast hopes to be your go-to source for understanding the evolving landscape of academic publishing. Stay ahead, stay informed, and let's explore the fascinating world of research and knowledge together!

  1. 5D AGO

    From Output to Experience: Why Content Retention Matters in Publishing

    In this episode of Insights XChange, Nikesh Gosalia is in conversation with Oliver Cocks, who works at the intersection of editorial strategy, product thinking and author experience at Springer Nature. Together, they explore how content retention is emerging as a key competitive strategy in publishing and what it takes to design more connected, efficient and author-centric publishing journeys.   Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://x.com/NikeshGo Oliver Cocks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-cocks/ https://x.com/OliverCocksBMC   Show notes: Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Oliver Cocks and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com. Springer Nature | https://www.springernature.com/in Syracuse University | https://www.syracuse.edu/ Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    42 min

  2. APR 16

    Scholarly Publishing at Scale: Balancing Growth, Trust, and Sustainability

    In this episode of Insights XChange, Nikesh Gosalia is in conversation with David Crotty, Executive Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. They discuss how scale, consolidation and evolving business models are reshaping scholarly publishing and why long-term sustainability will depend on balancing quality, trust and author needs.    Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://x.com/NikeshGo David Crotty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-crotty-a009175/   Show notes: Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that David Crotty and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com. The Scholarly Kitchen | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/ Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | https://www.cshlpress.com/ Elsevier | https://www.elsevier.com/en-in Wiley | https://www.wiley.com/en-in/ Oxford University Press | https://corp.oup.com/ The Brief | https://www.ce-strategy.com/the-brief/ When Is a Feature a Product, and a Product a Business?   | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/01/27/when-is-a-feature-a-product-and-a-product-a-business/ STM Integrity Hub | https://stm-assoc.org/what-we-do/strategic-areas/research-integrity/integrity-hub/ What Publishing Leaders Say About AI When They’re Not on Panels: A Pulse on All Things AI | https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/11/what-publishing-leaders-say-about-ai-when-theyre-not-on-panels/ The Nelson Memo | https://cactuslifesciences.com/the-nelson-memo-igniting-a-global-open-data-revolution/ Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    56 min

  3. MAR 19

    What Comes Next for Academic Libraries?

    Doug Way, Dean of Libraries at the University of Kentucky, joins Nikesh Gosalia to unpack how academic libraries are evolving rethinking collections, metadata, AI and equity to better serve researchers, students, and communities in a time of constant change.  Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://x.com/NikeshGo Doug Way: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-way-5b429913/ Show notes: Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Doug Way and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com UK Libraries Learning Lab | https://libraries.uky.edu/locations/special-collections-research-center/learning-lab-internship Oral History at the University of Kentucky | https://libraries.uky.edu/locations/special-collections-research-center/louie-b-nunn-center-oral-history Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence | https://caai.ai.uky.edu/ Open AI Whisper | https://openai.com/index/whisper/ Elevating Appalachian Voices in Library Collections | https://scholars.uky.edu/en/projects/the-mountains-seemed-empty-but-i-knew-they-werent-elevating-appal/ Throwing Back the Curtain: Getting Candid about Negotiating and the Value of the Library-Vendor Relationship | https://scholars.uky.edu/en/publications/throwing-back-the-curtain-getting-candid-about-negotiating-and-th/ Clarivate | https://clarivate.com/ Wiley | https://www.wiley.com/en-in/ Springer Nature | https://www.springernature.com/in Elsevier | https://www.elsevier.com/en-in Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    39 min

  4. MAR 11

    AI Readiness at Scale: Skills, Systems, and Strategic Leadership

    Tim Flagg, CEO of the UK AI Council, joins Nikesh Gosalia to unpack what AI readiness really means from everyday AI literacy and apprenticeships to leadership mindset, ethics, governance and the UK’s narrow window of opportunity to lead in 2026. Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://x.com/NikeshGo Tim Flagg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timflagg/ Show notes: Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Tim Flagg and Nikesh discussed in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com Vibe coding | https://cloud.google.com/discover/what-is-vibe-coding Digital transformation | https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-digital-transformation Open AI Prism | https://openai.com/prism/ Claude | https://claude.com/ LUMAscapes | https://lumapartners.com/lumascapes/ Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    42 min

  5. 10/29/2025

    Building Adaptive Learning Ecosystems: Where Human Wisdom Meets Artificial Intelligence

    Prof. Debashis Chatterjee, Director of IIM Kozhikode, joins Nikesh Gosalia to explore how AI is transforming higher education from teaching and learning to research to leadership and ethics. With a blend of global experience and philosophical insight, he shares why adaptability matters more than AI-savviness, how to preserve human wisdom in a tech-driven world and what it takes to build truly adaptive learning ecosystems. Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://x.com/NikeshGo Prof. Debashis Chatterjee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debashischatterjee1/ Show notes: Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Prof. Debashish Chaterjee discussed with Nikesh in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com IIM Kozhikode | https://www.iimk.ac.in/ Harvard | https://www.harvard.edu/ INSEAD France | https://www.insead.edu/ Mahabharata | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mahabharata ChatGPT | https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/ UCLA | https://www.ucla.edu/ IIT – Indian Institutes of Technology | https://www.iitsystem.ac.in/ Buddhi Vritti | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4649565/ Hridaya Vritti | https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/hridayavritti Karma Sutras (Book by Prof. Chatterjee) | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57285420-karma-sutras Krishna: The Seven Sense (Book by Prof. Chatterjee) | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61942255-krishna One Minute Wisdom (Book by Prof. Chatterjee) | https://www.penguin.co.in/book/one-minute-wisdom/ Addis Ababa | https://www.britannica.com/place/Addis-Ababa Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    30 min

  6. 10/15/2025

    The Next Chapter in Scholarly Publishing: Building an Equitable Open Access Future

    In this episode of Insights Xchange, Mandy Hill, Managing Director of Academic Publishing at Cambridge University Press, reflects on three decades in publishing and the accelerating shift toward open access. She discusses the Cambridge Open Equity Initiative, the role of journals and why equity must be central to the future of scholarly communication. Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ https://x.com/NikeshGo Mandy Hill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandy-hill-3068921/?originalSubdomain=uk Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Mandy Hill discussed with Nikesh in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com Cambridge University Press (CUP) | https://www.cambridge.org/in/universitypress Cambridge Open Equity Initiative | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/open-research/cambridge-open-equity-initiative Publishers Association (UK) | https://www.publishers.org.uk/ Elsevier | https://www.elsevier.com/ Oxford University Press | https://academic.oup.com/ OA2020 Initiative | https://oa2020.org/ University of Cambridge – Open Research | https://www.openresearch.cam.ac.uk/ Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    32 min

  7. 10/08/2025

    The Open Access Movement: Are We Truly Prepared for a New Paradigm in Scholarly Communication?

    A candid, clear-eyed look at open access with Colleen Campbell about how libraries are shifting from paying for reading to funding open publishing and why equity, transparency and author rights must anchor the transition.   Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/  https://x.com/NikeshGo Colleen Campbell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleenclairecampbell/   Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Colleen Campbell discussed with Nikesh in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com Open Access | https://www.openaccess.nl/en  OA 2020 | https://oa2020.org/  Projekt Deal | https://www.elsevier.com/open-access/agreements/projekt-deal  Transformative agreements | https://esac-initiative.org/about/transformative-agreements/  SANLiC | https://sanlic.ac.za/  One Nation One Subscription | https://onos.gov.in/  16th Berlin Open Access Conference | https://oa2020.org/b16-conference/ MIT Press Direct to Open | https://direct.mit.edu/books/pages/direct-to-open Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    39 min

  8. 09/25/2025

    As AI Redefines Research and Users Demand More, Can Scholarly Publishing Platforms Become Strategic Allies?

    In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Will Schweitzer, CEO of Silverchair, to explore the rapidly changing landscape of scholarly publishing platforms. With decades of experience spanning product leadership, publishing strategy, and platform innovation, Will offers an unfiltered look at the industry’s most pressing challenges—and where true opportunity lies. From the rise of non-human traffic and AI disruption to modularity myths, research integrity, and leadership in uncertain times—this episode explores how platforms can become strategic allies in a changing ecosystem. He also discusses Silverchair’s acquisition of ScholarOne, the tension between innovation and platform stability, and the challenges smaller publishers face in a complex, fast-moving ecosystem. Join us for a sharp, insightful look at the future of scholarly infrastructure—grounded in real experience, not just theory. Social media links Nikesh Gosalia:  www.linkedin.com/in/nikeshgosalia/ x.com/NikeshGo Will Schweitzer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wschweitzer/ Thank you for listening! Here are links to some of the things that Will Schweitzer discussed with Nikesh in the podcast. We would love to hear from you, so feel free to drop a line at insightsxchange@cactusglobal.com  Silverchair | https://www.silverchair.com/  SAGE Publishing | https://www.sagepub.com/  AAAS – American Association for the Advancement of Science | https://www.aaas.org/  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins | https://lww.com/pages/default.aspx  American Psychological Association (APA) | https://www.apa.org/  Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) | https://www.sspnet.org/  American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | https://www.aap.org  Potsdam Science Park (PSP) | https://potsdam-sciencepark.de/en/  Wolters Kluwer | https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en-in  NIH – National Institutes of Health | https://www.nih.gov/  NSF – National Science Foundation | https://www.nsf.gov/  Council of Science Editors | https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/  Company of Biologists | https://www.biologists.com/  Princeton University | https://www.princeton.edu/  Cloudflare | https://www.cloudflare.com/ Insights Xchange is a fortnightly podcast brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Follow us: LinkedIn /cactus-communicationsFacebook /CactusCommunicationsTwitter  @CactusglobalYouTube @CactusCommunications

    57 min
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Welcome to the Insights Xchange podcast, brought to you by Cactus Communications (CACTUS). Hosted by Nikesh Gosalia, this podcast is your guide to the world of research and academic publishing. Tune in to hear lively discussions with experts from the academic and publishing realms.  Earlier known as All Things SciComm, the new series covers a variety of topics, from the latest trends in academic publishing to critical issues faced by researchers in an increasingly AI-driven world. Join us for insightful conversations and expert perspectives that will help you navigate the exciting world of academia. Whether you're a researcher, publisher, or just curious about academic insights, this podcast hopes to be your go-to source for understanding the evolving landscape of academic publishing. Stay ahead, stay informed, and let's explore the fascinating world of research and knowledge together!

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