AAAS is launching a project to crowd-source input on policy. One goal is to enable better scientist/citizen interaction. The NPO is led by Anil Dash of MovableType.
- Bill Anderson
DataCite - International Initiative to Facilitate Access to Research Data. A partnership of leading research libraries and technical information providers established to improve access to research data on the internet. Watch for progress.
- Bill Anderson
"... here are two versions of Cat Stevens/Yusuf’s hopeful hymn “Peace Train,” in reverse chronological order, the first world-seasoned, the second youthfully exuberant."
- Bill Anderson
@lleger @brandy_ryan "loose" and "lose" aren't exactly homophones, are they? They're close, I'll give you that.
Stefano's concerns about how context is lost when triplifying relational data sets. Seems like an important concern.
- Bill Anderson
ACM Announces Initiative for Long-Term Preservation of Content in Its Digital Library — Association for Computing Machinery - http://www.acm.org/press-r...
Louis Menand outlines the changes afoot with regard to graduate education (and education in general?) and notes the danger of losing academia's contributions to social criticism and reflection.
- Bill Anderson
Prof. Ray Pierrehumbert exposition of the arithmetic needed to think clearly about the role of CO2 and waste heat in global warming. "It's not hard."
- Bill Anderson