Anthropological perspectives on why dieting is a waste of time

Daniel Lieberman: ‘Dieting is a disaster for everyone’ Interview by Ian Tucker, theguardian.com Harvard’s professor of human evolutionary biology explains why obesity is the major 21st-century problem – and why we are ill-equipped to deal with it Daniel Lieberman is a professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard and has published… http://flip.it/F9R8p Related articles Making … Continue reading Anthropological perspectives on why dieting is a waste of time

The New Science of Building Great Teams

(via The New Science of Building Great Teams - Harvard Business Review) Related articles When Hell Froze Over - in The Harvard Business Review (blogs.berkeley.edu) Harvard Business Review reduced to quoting dead eugenicist for argument against Bitcoin (peculium.net) When Hell Froze Over - in the Harvard Business Review (xconomy.com) The Two Most Important Words Managers … Continue reading The New Science of Building Great Teams

2U now offers online MOOC courses from top schools for credit

2U One-Ups MOOCs, Coursera, Now Offers Online Undergrad Courses From Top Schools For Credit Rip Empson, techcrunch.com Four years after it launch­ing its first grad­u­ate pro­gram with USC, 2U today has announced its foray into under­grad­u­ate edu­ca­tion through a new pro­gram called Semes­ter Online. The com­pa­ny will be pow­er­ing a vir­tu­al class­room… Related articles Exploring … Continue reading 2U now offers online MOOC courses from top schools for credit

Online courses challenge universities

Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university? Carole Cadwalladr, guardian.co.uk Publishing, music, shopping, journalism – all revolutionised by the internet. Next in line? Education. Now US academics are offering world-class tuition – free – to anyone who can log on, anywhere in the world, is this the end of campus life? Tw… … Continue reading Online courses challenge universities

Personal Genome Project picks up participants

Personal Genome Project - Homepage. Related articles Personal Genome Project Posts DNA Info Online (npr.org) Years to Regeneration and Antiaging via Stem Cells and Gene therapy per George Church (nextbigfuture.com) George Church, Harvard genetics professor, banters with Stephen Colbert (boston.com) Open-source science helps San Carlos father's genetic quest (mercurynews.com) Do-it-yourself biotech: Ellen Jorgensen at TEDGlobal … Continue reading Personal Genome Project picks up participants

Anant Agarwal: expanding online education from MIT and Harvard with EdX

Anant Agarwal believes an online education from MIT and Harvard should be available to all - Magazine - The Boston Globe. Related articles Why Comparing edX to MIT is Like Comparing a Toyota to a Ferrari (bostinno.com) UC Berkeley latest to join edX program (zdnet.com) Q & A with Anant Agarwal: Anant Agarwal Discusses Free … Continue reading Anant Agarwal: expanding online education from MIT and Harvard with EdX

Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School

Yikes. His conclusion is that MBA students at Harvard insecure overachievers and "a factory of unhappy people". Related articles Is management a religion? (lucasolari.com) How MIT Became the Most Important University in the World (bostonmagazine.com)

Buzz factor: evolution of techie catch phrases

    Buzz factor - The Boston Globe.   Related articles   Linguists Tracking Slang Through Twitter (euzicasa.wordpress.com) Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain (popalx.wordpress.com) African Linguist Network - Home (metaglossia.wordpress.com) 'Fiscal cliff' for Word of the Year! (economy.money.cnn.com) George Lakoff, Conceptual Metaphors, and Biblical Interpretation (chajc.wordpress.com) The Biological Origin of … Continue reading Buzz factor: evolution of techie catch phrases

Professional master’s degree programs in regulatory affairs and biomedical quality systems : Article : Nature Biotechnology

Professional master's degree programs in regulatory affairs and biomedical quality systems : Article : Nature Biotechnology. Related articles RAPS Publishes New Edition of Fundamentals of EU Regulatory Affairs (biotechblog.com) Drug discovery (economist.com) Bio-engineered Jellyfish Swim (the-scientist.com) Scientists engineer a cyborg jellyfish from rat cells and silicone (io9.com) Schadt reflects on first year at $100M genomics … Continue reading Professional master’s degree programs in regulatory affairs and biomedical quality systems : Article : Nature Biotechnology