Category: Knowledge Management
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Silicon Valley, meet Genome Valley
Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net More than 100 biomedical and life science companies are clustered in Genome Valley, a research park in Hyderabad, India. (Via Joanne Manaster) Silicon Valley, meet Genome Valley Related articles The Other Silicon Valley That The Tech Industry Is Leaving Behind [Video] (techcrunch.com) Silicon Valley to boost…
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Digital tracking reveals the relation between birds and cigarette butts
What birds are doing with your cigarette butts Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net Nicotine is one of nature’s bug zappers. Seriously. Lots of plants have evolved to produce bug-repelling chemicals as part of their defense mechanisms and tobacco happens to be one of those plants. So when city-dwelling birds use the… RT @BoingBoing: What birds are doing…
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A taxonomy of Mitt’s fabrications
A taxonomy of Mitt Romney’s lies – Salon.com By Benjamin Wheelock, salon.com A close look at the most diverse and resilient species this side of the Galapagos “Jeep — now owned by the Italians — is thinking of moving all production to China.” “The president said he’d cut the deficit in half. Unfortunately, he… RT…
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Why conservatives ignored the data
10 right-wingers who got the election hilariously wrong – Salon.com By AlterNet Staff„ salon.com So much for hunches and gut instincts. Maybe in 2016, these would-be pollsters will read Nate Silver like adults We really had a contest between the reality-based community, and a conservative movement that had convinced itself that… RT @Salon: On Monday,…
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Roger Ebert on education: more content, fewer sports stadiums
Hello, Mr. President? It’s me, Roger Ebert – Salon.com By Roger Ebert, salon.com I think we need an emergency education program, investing in basics — and not $60 million high school stadiums I would ask the president for an emergency education program. Our students at every level are below American historical no… RT @ebertchicago: What…
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How information science empowered Obama’s reelection
When the Nerds Go Marching In James Fallows, theatlantic.com How a dream team of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google built the software that drove Barack Obama’s reelection The Obama campaign’s technologists were tense and tired. It was game day and everything was going wrong. Josh Thayer… When the Nerds Go Marching In – Alexis…
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Christie flip flops after hurricane Sandy
Chris Christie listened to Rupert Murdoch’s warning, re-backed Romney – Salon.com By David Daley, salon.com After the Fox News chief threatened the governor on Twitter, the two men quickly talked, and Christie got on board Rupert Murdoch’s warning tweet — telling Chris Christie in the midst of Hurricane Sandy cleanup that the New Jersey governo……
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Marco Rubio, the Tea party and the Big Bang
Listen up, Marco Rubio!: Science lessons for the tea party – Salon.com By William Bynum, salon.com Marco Rubio doesn’t know how old the Earth is. Maybe he and his GOP pals need this refresher on the Big Bang If a film of the history of the universe had been made, what would happen if you…
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LinkedIn and identity theft
Identity fraud more common among LinkedIn users – Salon.com By Natasha Lennard, salon.com The personal information openly shared on social media sites is a goldmine for fraudsters The proliferation of personal information shared via social media correlates with a significant spike in instances of identity fraud. In 201… RT @Salon: “A goldmine for fraudsters”: Identity…
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Cory Booker goes on food stamps to show us what food insecurity feels like
Cory Booker goes on food stamps – Salon.com By Mary Elizabeth Williams, salon.com The Newark mayor goes on a food-stamp diet to show us what poverty tastes like Cory Booker is a rare and unique brand of politician. Cory Booker is a human being. Since taking office in 2006, the mayor of Newark has made…
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