Category Archives: Links

8-Year-Olds Publish Scientific Bee Study | Wired Science | Wired.com

Posted on December 23, 2010 by steve

8-Year-Olds Publish Scientific Bee Study | Wired Science | Wired.com. “We discovered that bumblebees can use a combination of colour and spatial relationships in deciding which colour of flower to forage from,” the students wrote in the paper’s abstract. “We … Continue reading →

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Times Higher Education – Research intelligence – Rip it up and start again

Posted on December 22, 2010 by steve

Times Higher Education – Research intelligence – Rip it up and start again. “Dr Neylon thinks it would be far better for all the artefacts of the research process, such as videos, samples, data and images, to be made freely … Continue reading →

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Did anyone else ever write a friendfeed data… – Andy Bakun – FriendFeed

Posted on December 22, 2010 by steve

Did anyone else ever write a friendfeed data… – Andy Bakun – FriendFeed.

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Map of Metal

Posted on December 20, 2010 by steve

Map of Metal. Interactive map of the evolution of heavy metal and associated sub-genres, complete with music clips. Awesome.

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Open and Shut?: Reed Elsevier: Need for a progressive divestiture?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by steve

Open and Shut?: Reed Elsevier: Need for a progressive divestiture?.

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Wikileaks and the Long Haul « Clay Shirky

Posted on December 17, 2010 by steve

Wikileaks and the Long Haul « Clay Shirky.

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The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope: Faerun After Dark

Posted on February 14, 2010 by steve

By Ed Greenwood’s own admission, the Forgotten Realms is a pretty bawdy place. Knowing librarians the way I do, this doesn’t surprise me. Some of the meekest-looking librarians reveal a very different persona when out of the public eye and … Continue reading →

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Bookends: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman

Posted on August 26, 2008 by steve

Bookends: Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. I reviewed this book on Bookends, the CC Library book review site.

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How Design Can Save Democracy – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com

Posted on August 25, 2008 by steve

How Design Can Save Democracy – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com. On Nov. 4, most ballots will repeat design mistakes made in previous elections. Many of these errors are avoidable. This year, the United States Election Assistance Commission released ballot design … Continue reading →

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