Tag: Books

  • DIY history digitizes ethnomedical recipe books

    DIY History crowdsources the transcription of 17th century cookbooks By Carren Jao, wired.co.uk Culture “We are what we eat,” the old say­ing goes. If so, there’s no bet­ter way to digest cul­ture than to comb through painstak­ing­ly hand­writ­ten cook­books. Now, the Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa Libraries has made the task expo­nen­tial­ly eas­i… RT @WiredUK: DIY History…

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  • Jeteye: bookmarks capture

    About : Jeteye. Related articles Sunday Treat – Giveaway of “In My Book” All-in-One Greeting Cards and Bookmarks (rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com) Once Upon a Time Cross-Stitch Bookmark (thestitcherati.com) Loading to Nook’s Pub It – Self Publishing (herstorycalls.com) Welcome to Capture Your 365 (365capture.wordpress.com) The Professional Conferences and Events Discovery Engine: Conference Hound (whatblewmymindtoday.wordpress.com) Zipmark Bookmarks (craziestgadgets.com) Real…

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  • Books That Make You Dumb

    Books That Make You Dumb – Brainiac. Hilarious. For the first time we can analyze which books correlate with a lack of cognitive performance by combining Facebook + SAT scores mashups. Related articles Music vs Smarts: Can music make you dumb? (NoiseMadeMeDoIt.com) Multitasking Is Making You Dumb [Infographic] (businessinsider.com) Yahoo! iQ Can Turn You Into an…

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