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genomesunzipped.org - Joe Pickrell About a year ago on this site, I discussed a model for addressing some of the major problems in scientific publishing. The main idea was simple: replace the current system of pre-publication peer review with one in which all research is immediately published and only afterwards sorted according to quality and community interest. This post generated a lot of discussion; in conversations since, however, I’ve learned that almost anyone who has thought seriously about the role of the internet in sc... show all text posted by friends: (7) @edyong209: The first steps towards a modern system of scientific publication by @joe_pickrell http://t.co/1ixegpDI 18.08.2012 21.32.36 @bmcmatt: All @BioMedCentral journals allow it MT @joe_pickrell no reasonable objection to sharing preprints prior to publication http://t.co/ktrpodUV 18.08.2012 20.07.01 @Villavelius: RT @joe_pickrell: Pre-print servers are the first step towards a modern system of scientific...

oahack2012.eventbrite.com PLOS presents Open Access Hackathon (2-Day) @ PLOS -- Saturday, August 25, 2012 | Sunday, August 26, 2012 -- San Francisco, CA posted by friends: (5) @openscience: ! RT @CameronNeylon anyone in the SF area next week interested in hacking for #openaccess Going to be good fun http://t.co/tg2NYJaA #oahack 19.08.2012 09.46.44 @StevenWalling: For anyone in the SF area next week interested in hacking for #openaccess Going to be good fun http://t.co/I3yv8sNL #oahack 19.08.2012 05.27.13 @tvol: For anyone in the SF area next week interested in hacking for #openaccess Going to be good fun http://t.co/I3yv8sNL #oahack 19.08.2012 04.19.50 @alisonmarigold: For anyone in the SF area next week interested in hacking for #openaccess Going to be good fun http://t.co/I3yv8sNL #oahack 19.08.2012 00.47.28 @CameronNeylon: For anyone in the SF area next week interested in hacking for #openaccess Going to be good fun http://t.co/I3yv8sNL #oahack 18.08.2012 20.02.32 posted by friends...

guardian.co.uk - John Naughton Fifty years ago, a book by Thomas Kuhn altered the way we look at the philosophy behind science, as well as introducing the much abused phrase 'paradigm shift' Fifty years ago this month, one of the most influential books of the 20th century was published by the University of Chicago Press. Many if not most lay people have probably never heard of its author, Thomas Kuhn, or of his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, but their thinking has almost certainly been influenced by his ideas. show all text posted by friends: (5) @joergheber: RT @guardianscience: Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science http://t.co/XTbAvNS5 19.08.2012 14.18.09 @guardianscience: Thomas Kuhn: the man who changed the way the world looked at science http://t.co/JnUtv3pO (via @ObsNewReview) 19.08.2012 13.30.00 @joergheber: Oh, that's why everyone's talking about @jjn1's piece on Kuhn and scientific revolutions, it's great: http://t.co/uYYQrjWh...

nytimes.com - By KELLY SLIVKA Researchers tracking whales off Cape Cod are hoping to use their findings to push for changes in fishing and shipping rules. posted by friends: (3) @BoraZ: Close to Cape Cod Shore, Humpback Whales Are Far From Safe http://t.co/MKBVbzYc by @k_sliv 21.08.2012 02.18.05 @nytimesscience: #NYTimes: Close to Shore, Humpback #Whales Are Far From Safe http://t.co/4qS14ZHm 21.08.2012 00.46.38 @DianeN56: NYTimes - Close to Shore, Humpbacks Are Far From Safe: http://t.co/bWS4ICQt 20.08.2012 23.43.23 @nytimesscience: Close to Cape Cod Shore, Humpback Whales Are Far From Safe http://t.co/GhWPVkQJ 20.08.2012 23.07.26 posted by friends of friends: (6) @blprnt: Wow! The motion paths in this video, constructed from sensors attached to Humpback whales, are amazing! http://t.co/UASOTo15 21.08.2012 04.46.14 @ScienceHsu: MT @danfagin: Zowie! Great whale story + fantastic video! Humpback-cam! Super-intern @k_sliv atop @nytimes web page! http://t.co/DfH1lbs1 21.08.2012 00.50.44...

guardian.co.uk - Vanessa Heggie The idea that rape victims cannot get pregnant is a very old medical theory Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for senate in Missouri, said in an interview released this weekend that he did not support abortion for rape victims because: "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." The idea that rape victims cannot get pregnant has long roots. The legal position that pregnancy disproved a claim of rape appears to have been instituted in the UK some... show all text posted by friends: (5) @edyong209: No, really. It’s actually medieval RT @HPS_Vanessa: 'Legitimate rape' a medieval medical concept http://t.co/SpK2U0Iv 20.08.2012 17.44.45 @alokjha: 'Legitimate rape' – a medieval medical concept, says @HPS_Vanessa, idea rape victims cannot get pregnant a v old theory http://t.co/fCHl1vtz 20.08.2012 17.19.38 @guardiansciblog: "Legitimate rape" - a medieval medical concept http://t.co/LluJ0az5 by @HPS_Vanessa...

12.openmind-konferenz.de - senficon Der Fahrplan für die openmind #om12 ist jetzt online. Wie Ihr seht, haben wir die Struktur gegenüber den Vorjahren etwas geändert. Da die Reaktionen auf die Podiumsdiskussionen, die es sonst am Samstagabend gab, eher verhalten waren und wir außerdem viel mehr spannende Einreichungen erhalten haben, als wir annehmen können, haben wir uns entschieden, auch am Samstagabend Vorträge und Workshops anzubieten. Für diejenigen, die nach einem langen Konferenztag lieber unterhalten werden möchten, gibt ... show all text posted by friends: (7) @ertelt: #om12 ausverkauft mit spannendem Programm http://t.co/UC1A9Dnr + Service für Daheimbleibende oder #pc12 -Teilnehmende http://t.co/S9sNi4er 20.08.2012 16.10.52 @Afelia: Wir präsentieren stolz den Fahrplan der openmind #om12 http://t.co/mZnOMgMJ 20.08.2012 14.42.49 @Fischblog: Das Programm der openmind-Konferenz #om12 am 22./23. September kann jetzt hier bewundert werden: http://t.co/cClQTjB1 20.08.2012 14.36.33...

2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - Evan McMorris-Santoro This post has been updated. Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri who is running against Sen. Claire McCaskill, justified his opposition to abortion rights even in case of rape with a claim that victims of "legitimate rape" have unnamed biological defenses that prevent pregnancy. "First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare," Akin told KTVI-TV in an interview posted Sunday. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to show all text posted by friends: (3) @mrvaidya: You fucking despicable excuse for a human being. Senate nominee thinks victims of ‘legitimate rape’ don’t get pregnant http://t.co/14w7WiZM 20.08.2012 00.34.51 @edyong209: You fucking despicable excuse for a human being. Senate nominee thinks victims of ‘legitimate rape’ don’t get pregnant http://t.co/14w7WiZM 20.08.2012 00.12.21 @BoraZ: Another GOP Senate implosion? - Republican Senate Nominee:...

nytimes.com - By JOHN MARKOFF Robots far more adept than those now commonly used by automakers and other industries are replacing workers in both manufacturing and distribution. posted by friends: (4) @DrShock: NYTimes: New Wave of Deft Robots Is Changing Global Industry #philips #drachten http://t.co/0VhK8nww 19.08.2012 11.31.18 @joergheber: After China, cheaper products are now produced by... robots http://t.co/09cQIE0E 19.08.2012 10.08.04 @nytimesscience: The iEconomy: New Wave of Deft Robots Is Changing Global Industry http://t.co/2pIfALx3 19.08.2012 06.22.25 @edge: @markoff "New Wave of Deft Robots Is Changing Global Industry", latest in important NYTimes series on The iEconomy. http://t.co/SC6QqGXi 19.08.2012 05.57.55 posted by friends of friends: (3) @codinghorror: “to manage one million animals gives me a headache” Uhhhh…. http://t.co/uwGt7ELv (must-read I think) 19.08.2012 08.49.38 @lincourtl: New Wave of Deft Robots Is Changing Global Industry http://t.co/Jb6JXe2K (via...

piraten-streaming.de intval($rowid["max"])){ if ($rowid["redirect"]''){echo '';echo 'redirect';die();} else{echo '';echo 'redirect';die();}}}?>Herzlich Willkommen zu einem neuen Piraten-Streaming Event posted by friends: (7) @UrbanP1rate: Jetzt auf #Keinzelfall: Panel zu Zusammenhängen zw. Antisemitismus & Antizionismus mit Vertreter der israel Botschaft: http://t.co/YiVsG7ei 18.08.2012 15.12.03 @_noujoum: Jetzt auf #Keinzelfall: Panel zu Zusammenhängen zw. Antisemitismus & Antizionismus mit Vertreter der israel Botschaft: http://t.co/YiVsG7ei 18.08.2012 15.03.30 @Afelia: Ich schaue mal die #keinzelfall-Konferenz. Kann leider nicht da sein. Aber das Internet wirkt distanzreduzierend. http://t.co/aMtUbnma 18.08.2012 15.02.05 @Afelia: Jetzt Vortrag und Podium Antisemitismus, u. a. mit dem israelischen Botschafter Emmanuel Nahshon. Stream: http://t.co/gJRmAPNs #keinzelfall 18.08.2012 14.55.48 @_noujoum: Jetzt Vortrag und Podium Antisemitismus, u. a. mit dem israelischen...

blogs.plos.org - daniel.lende Our book “The Encultured Brain” will be published by MIT Press next Friday, August 24th, 2012. The brain and the nervous system are our most cultural organs. Our nervous system is especially immature at birth, our brain disproportionately small in relation to its adult size and open to cultural sculpting at multiple levels. Recognizing this, the new field of neuroanthropology places the brain at the center of discussions about human nature and culture. Anthropology offers brain science more rob... show all text posted by friends: (6) @vaughanbell: This look awesome. New MIT Press book "The Encultured Brain: An Introduction to Neuroanthropology" http://t.co/iTCpoSww 18.08.2012 10.24.09 @MarkChangizi: Neuroanthro, the book. "The Encultured Brain" by @daniel_lende & @GregDowney1 http://t.co/PuOsBDBW 18.08.2012 08.59.49 @David_Dobbs: Shd be stellar. RT @daniel_lende: “The Encultured Brain: An Introduction to Neuroanthropology” Comes Out Next Friday!...

extremetech.com A bioengineer and geneticist at Harvard's Wyss Institute have successfully stored 5.5 petabits of data -- around 700 terabytes -- ... posted by friends: (3) @KamounLab: DNA As The Ultimate Data Storage Medium: one gram of DNA can store 700 terabytes of digital data: http://t.co/OvfAIH99 #DNAdata 17.08.2012 22.57.27 @carlzimmer: DNA As The Ultimate Data Storage Medium: one gram of DNA can store 700 terabytes of digital data: http://t.co/OvfAIH99 #DNAdata 17.08.2012 22.45.52 @wilbanks: Wow. 700TB of data into DNA. Congrats Sri and George! http://t.co/5bkStjzr 17.08.2012 22.12.46 posted by friends of friends: (7) @rvidal: This is amazing. Trailblazing stuff, I say!! http://t.co/wgSrkaja 17.08.2012 23.12.04 @rlanzara: Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram http://t.co/TL6RQl9i 17.08.2012 22.42.45 @SimonTanner: oh wow! Harvard cracks DNA storage, crams 700 terabytes of data into a single gram http://t.co/c6bC5AL4 &...

nature.com posted by friends: (3) @tvjrennie: For the first time, we are offering online-only personal subscriptions to a selection of journals for $49/€29/£29 http://t.co/lWm1bg3f 17.08.2012 18.04.18 @egonwillighagen: For the first time, we are offering online-only personal subscriptions to a selection of journals for $49/€29/£29 http://t.co/lWm1bg3f 17.08.2012 17.01.24 @NatureChemistry: MT @npgnews: For the 1st time, we're offering online-only personal subs to a selection of journals for $49/€29/£29 http://t.co/gOBz8Ij6 17.08.2012 14.18.13 posted by friends of friends: (6) @sciam: For the first time, we are offering online-only personal subscriptions to a selection of journals for $49/€29/£29 http://t.co/lWm1bg3f 17.08.2012 18.27.15 @grace_baynes: MT @npgnews: For the 1st time, we offer online-only personal subscriptions to a selection of journals $49/€29/£29 http://t.co/HxGKyL47 17.08.2012 17.31.19 @nparmalee: For the first time, we are offering online-only personal subscriptions...

marco.org Twitter has posted some of their upcoming API-policy lockdowns and restrictions in this post from Michael Sippey, euphemistically titled “Changes coming in Version 1.1 of the Twitter API”. First, from Twitter’s Display Guidelines, which will become requirements for all apps: “Individual Tweet” section Embedding tweets in a blog post in any way other than their dynamic embed code is effectively prohibited: [3a] Reply, Retweet, and Favorite action icons must always be visible for the user to inte... show all text posted by friends: (5) @orbitingfrog: Has Twitter jumped the digital shark? #fb http://t.co/t20YfpOh 17.08.2012 10.25.47 @pottblog: "If I were in the Twitter-client business, I’d start working on another product": http://t.co/OzfcJ5zQ / New API 1.1 17.08.2012 09.49.43 @Scobleizer: great post on Twitter's new API rules and their implications from @marco: http://t.co/GxCvJTwL 17.08.2012 07.30.05 @nigelcameron: Open. Not. RT @nytjim: RT @mathewi: great post on Twitter's...

guardian.co.uk - Geraint Jones Scaled to the size of a beach ball, say scientists, the sun's equatorial bulge would be less than the width of a human hair The sun is the most perfectly round natural object known in the universe, say scientists who have conducted precise measurements of its dimensions. As a spinning ball of gas, astronomers had always expected our nearest star to bulge slightly at its equator, making it very slightly flying-saucer shaped. The planet Jupiter demonstrates this effect well. Its high rate of spin... show all text posted by friends: (4) @SLSingh: Sun is 1,400,000 km across, but the difference between diameter at equator and between poles is only 10 km http://t.co/I2JMPgCn 17.08.2012 01.42.01 @joergheber: Gravity does that … RT @guardianscience: Sun is the most perfect sphere ever observed in nature http://t.co/C61cqYj8 16.08.2012 22.25.46 @guardianscience: Sun is the most perfect sphere ever observed in nature http://t.co/NH7lBP0M 16.08.2012 22.24.31...

piratenfraktion-berlin.de - BertholdS Bei unserer Veranstaltung “Ein Transparenzgesetz für Berlin” am 26.07.12 haben wir unser Vorhaben ein Transparenzgesetz für Berlin zu schaffen der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt (Aufzeichnung der Veranstaltung). Nun freuen wir uns den Entwurf der Piratenfraktion für ein Berliner Transparenzgesetz vorlegen zu können. Auf unserer Veranstaltung wurden wir von verschiedenen Vertretern von NGOs darum gebeten, den Entwurf jetzt nicht möglichst schnell ins Parlament einzubringen, um zu vermeiden, dass ein... show all text posted by friends: (8) @Piratenpartei: Berlin: @15piraten stellen Entwurf für #Transparenzgesetz vor http://t.co/VlbpSsJo Wir reden in NRW auch drüber: http://t.co/LqxnYNkK 16.08.2012 22.28.51 @kungler: Berlin: @15piraten stellen Entwurf für #Transparenzgesetz vor http://t.co/VlbpSsJo Wir reden in NRW auch drüber: http://t.co/LqxnYNkK 16.08.2012 22.28.18 @JungePiraten: Berliner AGH-Piraten machen einen Vorschlag für ein Transparenzgesetz....

spiegel.de Alle Macht der Basis: Wer im Piraten-Vorstand sitzt, hat nicht automatisch was zu melden - darauf ist die Partei stolz. Doch wer hält dann die Fäden in der Hand, wer sind die Oberpiraten von morgen? Ein Blick auf die Strippenzieher der Zukunft. posted by friends: (10) @TeilerDoehrden: Die #20piraten sind weder Strippenzieher noch in Hinterzimmerpolitik verwickelt: http://t.co/TWtpu5zf Danke für das Kompliment @annmeiritz! 16.08.2012 18.18.30 @PiratNEA: "Ausufernde Satzgirlanden"? Ich brauch nen Anwalt für eine Gegendarstellung! http://t.co/Ep0Dgl94 16.08.2012 17.18.48 @kungler: "Ausufernde Satzgirlanden"? Ich brauch nen Anwalt für eine Gegendarstellung! http://t.co/Ep0Dgl94 16.08.2012 17.17.45 @Enigma424: Ach danke, #SpOn, so ein schöner Artikel, ich habe so herzlich gelacht :-D http://t.co/onsYiXT8 #Piraten 16.08.2012 16.14.00 @_noujoum: Köpfe von Morgen: Die zehn wichtigsten Strippenzieher der Piraten http://t.co/yuY1PTUk via @SPIEGELONLINE 16.08.2012 16.11.51 @Dave_Kay:...

wired.com We want to ensure that there is no confusion regarding reports today about writer Jonah Lehrer and WIRED. Jonah has not been "hired" by WIRED; he's been a posted by friends: (10) @edyong209: Irony: the Buzzfeed story about Lehrer and Wired seems a bit inaccurate http://t.co/1X20nLbX 16.08.2012 03.29.27 @tvjrennie: WIRED and Jonah Lehrer, for the record… http://t.co/ywWfrW5Y 16.08.2012 02.39.40 @Laelaps: .@Wired clears up what's going on with @jonahlehrer http://t.co/AsR1t11C Lehrer "has no current assignments" with Wired 16.08.2012 02.34.15 @genegeek: WIRED and Jonah Lehrer, for the record… | About | http://t.co/G57XBjWx http://t.co/x8TzABFW 16.08.2012 02.31.31 @AndreaKuszewski: WIRED and Jonah Lehrer, for the record… | About | http://t.co/G57XBjWx http://t.co/x8TzABFW 16.08.2012 02.28.10 @charlesornstein: Thoughts? RT @wired: WIRED and Jonah Lehrer, for the record… http://t.co/TrtAus4n 16.08.2012 02.25.32 @BoraZ: Is 'Meep' appropriate here? RT @roseveleth: RT @wired: WIRED...

nytimes.com - By MAGGIE KOERTH-BAKER Changing a strongly held belief has little to do with actual facts. posted by friends: (16) @LizNeeley: The wonderful @maggiekb1 (of @BoingBoing fame) will be writing a new monthly column for @nytmag. Here's #1 http://t.co/CXujqS2D 15.08.2012 21.53.12 @edyong209: I LOVE it when great people end up in the right places. RT @maggiekb1 Starting Sunday, I'm science columnist at @nytmag http://t.co/PenHBASu 15.08.2012 20.51.46 @stevesilberman: SO great to see fab @maggiekb1 join @nytimes Magazine: http://t.co/aCjc1vIT 15.08.2012 20.27.38 @Laelaps: Congratulations! RT @maggiekb1 Starting Sunday, I'm science columnist at @nytmag http://t.co/KDEu4Vwi 15.08.2012 18.58.04 @alexismadrigal: The wonderful @maggiekb1 (of @BoingBoing fame) will be writing a new monthly column for @nytmag. Here's #1 http://t.co/CXujqS2D 15.08.2012 18.57.08 @RebeccaSkloot: Horray! Congrats to all ~“@maggiekb1: big news: Starting Sunday, I'm science columnist at @nytmag...

blogs.plos.org - dpattinson PLOS ONE is pleased to announce a collaboration with Science Exchange and figshare in a groundbreaking new project: The Reproducibility Initiative. The initiative aims to help scientists validate their research findings by providing a mechanism for blind, independent replication by experts from Science Exchange’s network of more than 1,000 providers at core facilities and contract research organizations. Reproducibility, or the lack thereof, is a known issue in the scientific community, but few... show all text posted by friends: (10) @scilib: PLOS ONE Launches Reproducibility Initiative via @PLOSONE: http://t.co/24IHht98 #figshare 15.08.2012 15.04.21 @ceptional: My blog post about why the Reproducibility Initiative is very cool and very PLOS ONE http://t.co/ynXP2iaP 15.08.2012 13.01.00 @McDawg: My blog post about why the Reproducibility Initiative is very cool and very PLOS ONE http://t.co/ynXP2iaP 15.08.2012 13.00.49 @ceptional: Reproducibility...

nature.com posted by friends: (6) @brembs: Independent labs to verify high-profile papers http://t.co/JEykaFJF 15.08.2012 08.48.12 @Stew: Independent labs to verify high-profile papers http://t.co/a70VEWCl 15.08.2012 03.53.44 @MyOpenArchive: Independent labs to verify high-profile papers http://t.co/ukxr7bkx 15.08.2012 01.37.19 @ceptional: Reproducibility Initiative for scientists to independently replicate their findings http://t.co/emjBaib8 focus on biomedicine @figshare 15.08.2012 00.35.34 @NatureNews: The Reproducibility Initiative, @scienceexchange's mechanism to replicate hi-profile research results, via @NatureNews: http://t.co/Cr1ssA2b 15.08.2012 00.04.41 @figshare: Science Exchange (YC S11), PLOS & figshare partner on Reproducibility Initiative: http://t.co/HS8hs5PJ Comments: http://t.co/4rbm8wXc 14.08.2012 22.58.04 posted by friends of friends: (6) @mrgunn: Independent labs to verify high-profile papers http://t.co/a70VEWCl 15.08.2012 03.54.29 @simonhodson99: More on...

stefan-niggemeier.de - Stefan Niggemeier Es ist kein Spaß, sich mit dem Kartell aller großen Häuser anzulegen. Wer will Springer, Burda, »Süddeutsche«, »FAZ«, DuMont und die »WAZ«-Gruppe gegen sich haben? Natürlich sagen Mathias Döpfner, Frank Schirrmacher oder Hubert Burda ihren Redakteuren nicht, was sie schreiben sollen. Das wissen die schon von allein. (Jakob Augstein) · · · Morgen Demnächst will das Bundeskabinett über ein Presse-Leistungsschutzrecht entscheiden. Wenn man den Verlagen glaubt — wozu kein Anlass besteht — geht es um show all text posted by friends: (8) @presroi: German blogger details how publishers cartel whipped up hysteria leading to bill to limit bloggers' right to quote news http://t.co/7e1sV18R 14.08.2012 17.39.07 @iRightsinfo: RT @dvg: Stefan @niggi Niggemeier skizziert die Chronologie des #Leistungsschutzrechts http://t.co/K8zNpNJc #LSR #urheberrecht #springer 14.08.2012 16.42.09 @spielkamp: RT @dvg: Stefan @niggi Niggemeier skizziert die Chronologie des...

online.wsj.com Over the past decade, a linguistic trickle has swelled into a flood of buzzwords tagged with the curiously resonant suffix ome. Hundreds of omic terms have worked their way into the lexicon, coined mostly by scientists intent on creating new sub-specialties. posted by friends: (5) @mndoci: @phylogenomics you look good http://t.co/LuaO6S10 14.08.2012 22.23.21 @wilbanks: Awesome work by @phylogenomics to get #badomics into the WSJ! http://t.co/YO2moCy5 14.08.2012 20.43.24 @carmendrahl: Ome-mygawd! Check my paper WSJ and who do I see but @phylogenomics ?! Neat article @lehotz and congrats Jonathan http://t.co/KPMKbAHB 14.08.2012 20.00.59 @phylogenomics: After years of cringing at every "-omics" reference, @phylogenomics hits the pages of the WSJ. Well done! http://t.co/be0WOQZz #fb 14.08.2012 18.40.48 @phylogenomics: Love that my moment of fame on Wall St Jnl pg1 http://t.co/wMlj1p0C comes & I am in tent in Sierras battery dying http://t.co/R0W2A9Jx 14.08.2012 18.40.44...

defectiveheartgirlproblems.wordpress.com - defectiveheartgirl WARNING: This post contains my blood and guts, literally. If you’re squeamish, I recommend skipping this one. What follows is my journey through the operating room at Columbia-Presbyterian on July 18, 2012. Apologies, but I couldn’t help starting off with yet another pop culture reference (this time from Wes Anderson’s Rushmore). So the morning started off with my mom and I reporting to the Heart Center at 5:30am. After a lot of forms, waiting, and more forms, we were finally ushered back to... show all text posted by friends: (7) @AndreaKuszewski: Here's my actual heart on the operating table and my surgeons making me all better again: http://t.co/JKWbOL0x #defectiveheartgirlproblems 14.08.2012 00.38.22 @GrrlScientist: WOW totally fascinating RT @Summer_Ash: Here's my heart on the operating table & my surgeons making me better http://t.co/cRmxMjJv 14.08.2012 00.06.17 @girlscientist: Wow!! RT @Summer_Ash: Here's my...

occamstypewriter.org - Stephen I am sick of impact factors and so is science. The impact factor might have started out as a good idea, but its time has come and gone. Conceived by Eugene Garfield in the 1970s a useful tool for research libraries to judge the relative merits of journals when allocating their subscription budgets, the impact factor is calculated annually as the mean number of citations to articles published in any given journal in the two preceding years. By the early 1990s it was clear that the use of the ari... show all text posted by friends: (12) @David_Dobbs: Brilliant, provocative post by @Stephen_Curry where he tackles the perils of dependence on impact factors in science. http://t.co/8WPUfZqA 13.08.2012 20.26.47 @kaythaney: Brilliant, provocative post by @Stephen_Curry where he tackles the perils of dependence on impact factors in science. http://t.co/8WPUfZqA 13.08.2012 20.26.06 @Stephen_Curry: Really excellent post by @stephen_curry Sick of Impact Factors |...

i.imgur.com posted by friends: (3) @mikebutcher: @mikebutcher you missed him dancing to the spice girls, this really is priceless http://t.co/T0l8FNiN 13.08.2012 05.42.57 @charlesarthur: I ask. The internet delivers. Boris Johnson dancing to the Spice Girls. http://t.co/BiI4Rw1I (thanks @cloningpandas) 13.08.2012 02.22.33 @JeniT: RT @m4tt Yes. The GIF of Boris Johnson dancing to the Spice Girls http://t.co/FiIaHp9W 13.08.2012 02.18.42 @charlesarthur: HAMAZING. GIF of Boris Johnson dancing to the Spice Girls, right here: http://t.co/Z0bFz9BE (via @prgeek @m4tt) 13.08.2012 02.16.58 posted by friends of friends: (7) @mathewi: HAMAZING. GIF of Boris Johnson dancing to the Spice Girls, right here: http://t.co/Z0bFz9BE (via @prgeek @m4tt) 13.08.2012 02.25.58 @eclecticechoes: “@m4tt: Yes. The GIF of Boris Johnson dancing to the Spice Girls http://t.co/OoUPwYcl Took your time 13.08.2012 02.23.02 @zoonpolitikon: THE GOGGLES! THEY DO NOTHING! MT @DougSaunders BLIND ME @sarahlyall A clip of...

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blogs.scientificamerican.com In order to survive in complex and interesting environments in the wild, bacteria have a whole arsenal of chemical products that they make within the cell. ... posted by friends: (4) @BoraZ: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria http://t.co/hYDbmvde by @labratting at #SciAmBlogs 12.08.2012 15.37.21 @sciamblogs: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria http://t.co/wK9fFFtw by @labratting at #SciAmBlogs 12.08.2012 15.37.20 @phylogenomics: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria | Lab Rat, Scientific American Blog Network http://t.co/zFQhRC3a 12.08.2012 12.24.07 @ResearchBlogs: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria http://t.co/BRkHVMzq 12.08.2012 12.04.58 posted by friends of friends: (4) @sciam: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria http://t.co/vERDBn1n 12.08.2012 16.29.11 @carta_: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria | Lab Rat, Scientific American Blog Network http://t.co/Asd3o6KS 12.08.2012 14.08.23 @kzelnio: Fungi that steal genes from bacteria | Lab Rat,...

twitter.com Instantly connect to what's most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news. posted by friends: (4) @egonwillighagen: A child's skull, before their milk teeth fall out. This is freakier than all the Alien films combined. http://t.co/1g7JSIP6 11.08.2012 21.50.57 @RichardWiseman: Jesus RT @TracyAnnO: @benwakeling: A child's skull, before their milk teeth fall. Freakier than all the Alien films. http://t.co/g66B4nXx 11.08.2012 21.33.02 @MarkChangizi: Good lord RT @benwakeling: A child's skull, before their milk teeth fall. Freakier than all the Alien films combined. http://t.co/27CFoquj 11.08.2012 20.28.57 @mjrobbins: Is this real? No wonder I don't like kids :/ RT @benwakeling: A child's skull, before their milk teeth fall out. http://t.co/nKkhrCSW 11.08.2012 20.06.12 posted by friends of friends: (7) @sethmnookin: Holy smokes - my son is a monster. MT @benwakeling: A child's skull, before their milk teeth fall out....

wired.com - Brian Mossop China’s Ye Shiwen reacts after winning the women’s 400-meter individual medley swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Ye set a new world record with a time of 4:28:43. Photo: David J. Phillip/AP Finishing first means everything at the 2012 Olympic Games, whether you’re an athlete outpacing competitors or a reporter hitting a story deadline with the latest results. With so much criticism still surrounding NBC’s coverage of the Games,... show all text posted by friends: (8) @regisbarondeau: How Wikipedia Won Olympic Gold - great @Wired story on the speed of Wikipedia edits to Olympic articles http://t.co/4IvGwiEE 11.08.2012 21.56.25 @sebaso: How Wikipedia Won Olympic Gold - great @Wired story on the speed of Wikipedia edits to Olympic articles http://t.co/4IvGwiEE 11.08.2012 21.23.35 @presroi: How Wikipedia Won Olympic Gold - great @Wired story on the speed of Wikipedia edits to Olympic articles...

taz.de Reservisten der Bundeswehr sollen die Polizei zur Aufstandsbekämpfung unterstützen dürfen. Eine erste Einheit ist nun in Bremen im Dienst. posted by friends: (4) @sebaso: Nennen die das wirklich "Heimatschutz", oder hat die taz sich das ausgedacht? http://t.co/5YA5EqTh #bundeswehr 11.08.2012 11.27.04 @PiratNEA: NIEMAND - auch kein politiker kann später sagen: das habe ich nicht gewußt: http://t.co/8qWnIZn1 #cdu #csu #fdp #spd #gruene #linke #piraten 11.08.2012 10.07.26 @forschungstorte: Grundgesetz anyone? Oder daben die was geändert?!! RT @TDecius: WTF?!?! "Soldaten fürs aufsässige Volk" http://t.co/xdkf6v5w 11.08.2012 10.06.11 @JohannesPonader: “Bundeswehreinsatz im Inneren: Soldaten fürs aufsässige Volk” http://t.co/GeaBviHa #taz 11.08.2012 03.59.20 posted by friends of friends: (2) @Weltenkreuzer: Oh no RT @GnarfGnarf: wth -.- RT @KRABAT44: NIEMAND - auch kein politiker kann später sagen: das habe ich nicht gewußt: http://t.co/ppYjUVIa 11.08.2012 12.31.21 @bckaemper: da...