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Unwittingly hosting terror – The Boston Globe. Related articles America breeds terrorists. And they are white not brown. (crunkfeministcollective.wordpress.com) On FBI List, Most Domestic Terrorists Are Women (newser.com) Terror plot could prompt business insurance review (premierlinedirect.co.uk) Iraq vet arrested on terrorism charges after jogging with training rifle (conservativeread.com)
HubMed. Cool alternative to Pubmed Related articles Reading: Is Google Scholar better than PubMed ?! (scienceintelligence.wordpress.com) What Causes Aging and How Does Dietary Restriction Increase Life Span? (understandnutrition.com) New Search Syntax: Structured Abstracts Now Searchable in PubMed (infodocket.com) Atigeo Releases Medical Research Search Application (arnoldit.com) New Look, New Name for PubMed Central (PMC) (hslnews.wordpress.com) The…
NYU Stern | Department of Information, Operations, and Management Sciences. Similar to NYU’s interactive media program, it also has what looks to be a very nice IS program which is well described on their site, unlike others which look like a Best Buy Geek Squad counter. Might be worth giving some examples to other sites…
I’ve found it interesting following the implementation of “soft war” techniques by the US military after the failure of conventional, top down approaches to the currently culture driven conflicts. The human terrain teams now being implemented, including understanding the culture of these locations thru ethnographic methods is proving to be quite effective. Likewise the…
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Dunning–Kruger effect – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This hilarious piece of social research suggests what I have observed in my own job repeatedly: the most loud, confident people who stand at your desk proclaiming things are often the least knowledgeable but in many cases the ones most likely to be promoted. Related articles Word of…
McSweeney’s. When the hipster literati take over (it’s in the Old Testament, trust us), concepts like good Web design will be eschewed in favor of short comedic lists and Thomas Pynchon references. Related articles McSweeney’s Column Contest (themillions.com) In Which Buzzfeed Answers a McSweeney’s Parody of Their Site with Aplomb (observer.com) McSweeney’s Internet…
Electronic Frontier Foundation | Defending your rights in the digital world. Whether you’re aware of it or not, the Electronic Frontier Foundation is looking out for you. Founded in 1990, the organization is devoted to defending the civil rights of citizens as they pertain to technology. Related articles Electronic Frontier Foundation Tackles News Nazi (blogs.lawyers.com)…
NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR. News coverage doesn’t get much better than NPR, which runs the gamut in terms of coverage, from serious to downright silly. Need an international fix? Listen to Talk of the Nation. Want a good laugh? Tune into Ira Glass‘s…
Latest US news, world news, sport and comment from the Guardian | guardiannews.com | The Guardian. Sometimes getting the best news about your country’s politics involves turning to sources outside of its borders. Published since 1821, The Guardian (formerly The Manchester Guardian) has become one of the most celebrated English-language papers Related articles ‘Guardian’ sparks…
PolyTherics – enabling better biopharmaceuticals – PolyTherics. This company is attempting to put the drug development process into an open source model so that poor people in developing countries can actually afford to get drugs. They were highlight in Business 2.0‘s list of Disrupters. Related articles Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals announces new global commercialization deals with Ipsen…
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