Author: timbatchelder

  • Squid studies: How local knowledge lands new insights in scientific research

    Interesting article on the ways that local knowledge can advance scientific inquiry… Squid studies: Local knowledge lands new insights | Expeditions, Scientific American Blog Network. Related articles Japanese researchers confirm squid can fly as fast as Usain Bolt (wired.co.uk) Japanese researchers confirm existence of flying squid (japandailypress.com) Is it a bird? Is it a plane?…

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  • UW-Madison Sustainability Engineering Master’s Degree goes online

    New MS in sustainability engineering Online Engineering Master’s Degree, UW-Madison. Related articles Wisconsin must leverage its strong patent production for growth (jsonline.com) UW-Madison and UW-La Crosse again make Kiplinger’s best value list (jsonline.com) University of Wisconsin Flexible Option Opens Enrollment (prweb.com)

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  • UW-Madison Sustainability Engineering Master’s Degree goes online

    New MS in sustainability engineering Online Engineering Master’s Degree, UW-Madison. Related articles Wisconsin must leverage its strong patent production for growth (jsonline.com) UW-Madison and UW-La Crosse again make Kiplinger’s best value list (jsonline.com) University of Wisconsin Flexible Option Opens Enrollment (prweb.com)

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  • UCLA Master of Science in Engineering goes online

    home — UCLA Online Master of Science in Engineering. Related articles Nanoscale capsule effectively kills cancer cells (nanowerk.com) Cyndy Garvey Sues UCLA for Master’s Program Screw Job (thehollywoodgossip.com) Tiny capsule effectively kills cancer cells (scienceblog.com) Tiny Capsule Effectively Kills Cancer Cells (bioresearchonline.com) Spelman College SpelBots Demonstrate Cutting-Edge Robotics at UCLA (prweb.com)

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  • Johns Hopkins University Master of Science in Energy Policy and Climate brings cutting edge sustainability and science training online

    The program will prepare the next generation of interdisciplinary professionals to address the challenges of climate change and sustainable energy systems. Graduates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the science related to a changing climate and global warming, knowledge of the impacts of climate change, vulnerability of natural systems and the built environment,…

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  • Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) at Georgia Institute of Technology

    Engineers are boning up on behavioral science and human factors with the increasing number of professional masters degrees. Professional Master’s in Applied Systems Engineering (PMASE) | Home | Georgia Institute of Technology. Related articles Georgia Tech’s Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Lab Receives a National Institute of Building Sciences ‘Beyond Green’ Award (prweb.com) Top-rated Colleges in Georgia…

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  • Patients Out of Time: Crowd-sourcing access to a prohibited medicine

    This forum and the growing interesting in medical marijuana are yet another example of the power of the Internet and social networking to drive research and access to a recently banned substance traditionally used for medicinal purposes. Patients Out of Time. Related articles Seed of Relief Aims to Find Answers for Pain with Medicinal Marijuana…

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  • The Rise and Fall of Swivel.com, the first “YouTube for data”

    The Rise and Fall of Swivel.com | eagereyes. Related articles Layne Publications Introduces New YouTube Video Channel for Bluegrass Music Enthusiasts (prweb.com) Swivel-screen laptop: The best of both worlds (lenovo.com) Free SWF to Video Converter From Newgrounds – Swivel (coldhardflash.com) Shure A32M Swivel Mount Substitute (gearslutz.com) How To Build a GoPro Swivel Mount – Video…

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  • Internet Evolution: Seven Questions for Social Networking Success

    Pretty good tips for social networking… Internet Evolution – The Big Report – Seven Questions Key to Social Networking Success. Related articles The Evolution of Word-Of-Mouth (And What It Means to You) (blogs.constantcontact.com) Social Media Strategy: “I don’t think my audience is using social media.” (digitalsurgeons.com) 10 Tips to Improve Your Business’ Social Media Presence…

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  • How Text Analytics Drive Customer Insight: a case from a Jet Blue disaster

    Good article on ways that companies such as JetBlue can use text analytics to analyze thousands of emails for business intelligence How Text Analytics Drive Customer Insight – Business_intelligence – Analytics – Informationweek. Related articles By 2015, more than 30 percent of analytics projects will deliver insights based on structured and unstructured data (ctovision.com) LogiXML…

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  • Why biotech and pharma companies are taking so long to adopt social media

    Pharma companies have to deal with a lot of hurdles to allow people to collaborate with them online which may explain why they are such late adopters Regulations restrict social media use by biotechs, pharma – Mass High Tech Business News. Related articles Biotech, pharma warming up to Facebook (fiercebiotechit.com) Is FDA keeping social media…

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  • Sleep apnea treatment through ancient medicine

    Tired of uncomfortable and ineffective Western treatments for the disease, some patients are turning to alternatives including playing of the Didgeridoo developed by Australian aborigines which is shown to reduce symptoms of sleep apnea. Relief of Sleep Apnea can be found using CPAP devices, but compliance is low – WSJ.com.

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  • Teardrops and Tiny Homes: Forum on mobile home designs

    Cool ideas for sustainable architecture from the world of mobile housing Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers • View forum – Tiny Houses on wheels.

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  • Supernormal Stimuli: evolutionary basis of human behavior

    Book Review: Supernormal Stimuli – WSJ.com. Awesome new book on evolutionary anthropological basis of behavior Related articles How Technology is Like Bug Sex (psychologytoday.com) Nir Eyal: How Technology Is Like Bug Sex (huffingtonpost.com)

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  • You are not a gadget

    Interesting book against the increasingly reductionist view of our lives Rage against the machine – Boston.com. Related articles Infographic: CEO Gadgets (ceo.com) This Sleep Gadget Is A Right Lark (time4sleep.com) Is ‘Gadget Paranoia’ Blowing Your Buzz? (businessinsider.com)

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  • Sign in to read: The writing on the cave wall

    Sign in to read: The writing on the cave wall – life – 17 February 2010 – New Scientist.  The origin of all languages. The universal pictographic code from 30,000 years ago. Related articles Ancient pictographs from Montana state park break off, fall from cave wall (missoulian.com) The Man Cave (sprayfoamdirect.com) Kryptonite Cave (birthdayinabox.com) A…

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  • MakerBot Industries: DIY rapid prototyping, design and manufacturing

    MakerBot Industries. Related articles MakerBot Industries co-founder Adam “Phooky”… (rivalanimus.com) 3-D Printers at CES: Can MakerBot Sell a DIY Revolution? (dailyfinance.com) Manufacturing and Prototyping on Your MakerBot Replicator 2 (makerbot.com) Ford and Daimler Embrace 3-D (fool.com) Will the 3D Printing Revolution Produce the Next Apple? (bigthink.com) The shape of things to come: A consumer’s guide…

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  • Blender Store: Open source 3D modeling app

    Blender Store. Crazy open source 3D modeling software Related articles The Best Open Source Multimedia Software: Video & Audio Editors, 3D Rendering, etc. (digitizd.com) Looking Back on One Year of RIM Open Source Repositories (devblog.blackberry.com) Open Source and the BlackBerry PlayBook OS Platform (devblog.blackberry.com) Getting to Know Open Source BlackBerry PlayBook Development (devblog.blackberry.com)

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  • Text Mining: The Intersection of Content & BI

    Good overview of the use of text mining for BI. Text Mining: The Intersection of Content & BI – Software – Information Management – Informationweek. Related articles Text Mining Allows Marketers to Listen More Carefully to Web Chatter (daveibsen.typepad.com) How To Write an Academic Paper in Text Mining (datamining.typepad.com) Market Leader Linguamatics Awarded Funding for…

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  • Digital Anthropologists define human use of technology

    Great profile of the new breed of scientists mixing anthropology and engineering to improve our understanding of human usage of new technology Digital Anthropologist – Forbes.com.

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  • Health Informatics: New Northeastern University Masters degree

    Health Informatics Degree Online | Master’s Degrees | Northeastern University Online. Related articles Becoming The University Of Everywhere (keptup.typepad.com) GSU to offer health informatics degree (bizjournals.com) Information Technology improves patient care and increases privacy, informatics expert says (medicalxpress.com) Health Informatics Scotland 2013 – CFP Closes 15 May (imianews.wordpress.com) Saint Louis University is Now Accepting Applications…

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  • GreenSource: McGraw-Hill on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products

    GreenSource | McGraw-Hill Construction’s on-line directory of information on sustainable design, practice and products. Related articles New Studies Indicate Green Building Construction and Operations Remain Strong Despite Economy (leeddaily.com) McGraw-Hill Education: Over 40 Free Educational Apps for iTunes (Science, Math, Reading + More!) (hip2save.com) Aging Water Infrastructure Drives Greater Use of Asset Management, According to…

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