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Monthly Archives: October 2012
‘Preparing for Life in Humanity 2.0′ hits shelves just in time for Halloween
Steve Fuller’s latest book, Preparing for Life in Humanity 2.0, hits shelves just in time for Halloween. I find the timing of the book’s release interesting, since it introduces the most frightening philosophic character since Nietzsche’s Übermensch — the ‘moral … Continue reading
DigitalKoans » Blog Archive Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model » DigitalKoans
Yet another method for assessing impact, this one geared specifically toward the impact of digital resources: DigitalKoans » Blog Archive Measuring the Impact of Digital Resources: The Balanced Value Impact Model » DigitalKoans. The ‘Balanced Value Impact Model’ defines impact … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Metrics, Science and technology ramifications, STEM Policy
Tagged Societal Impacts
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ESRC success rates by discipline: what on earth is going on? | Impact of Social Sciences
Adam Golberg analyzes success rates for various disciplines applying for grants from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): ESRC success rates by discipline: what on earth is going on? | Impact of Social Sciences. Not surprisingly, some disciplines … Continue reading
What Doors Does a Ph.D. in History Open?
The same question can be asked of all PhDs in the humanities, of course. So good suggestions here: What Doors Does a Ph.D. in History Open? – Manage Your Career – The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The politics of prudence; or, how I learned to stop worrying about climate change and love therapeutic nihilism
Frankenstorm Sandy, currently ravaging the northeastern US, is testament enough to the predictable unpredictability inherent in global warming. What I mean by “predictable unpredictability” is something like the following: though we cannot know exactly how individual weather systems in particular … Continue reading
*Fracking survey* — Make sure your beliefs about hydraulic fracturing for natural gas are counted!
Technology and Society: Fracking Ideology A survey of beliefs about hydraulic fracturing for natural gas Dear energy consumers, Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for natural gas plays an important role in the debate about our energy future. As an energy consumer, … Continue reading
Why You Should Reject the “Rejection Improves Impact” Meme
Interesting analysis — and indictment of uncritical reading — of the idea that rejection improves citation rates by @caseybergman: Why You Should Reject the “Rejection Improves Impact” Meme « I wish you’d made me angry earlier.
Posted in Future of the University, Peer Review
Tagged peer review academic publishing
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European Research Council President Helga Nowotny urges support for ‘Horizon 2020′
Here is what Nowotny had to say: “This strong message to the leaders of Europe confirms the importance of the ERC Scientific Council’s strategy to find, fund and empower the best researchers. It is therefore vital that the future EU … Continue reading
The Venue Poll: Where should philosophers publish?
I think following this blog might give us some real insight into the state of philosophy today: The Venue Poll.
Posted in Future of the University, Peer Review
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Philosophy and Interdisciplinarity – The Philosophers’ Cocoon
Andreas Wolkenstein asks whether philosophers have anything special to contribute to interdisciplinarity: Philosophy and Interdisciplinarity – The Philosophers’ Cocoon.
More Than Just Access: Delivering on a Network-Enabled Literature
Cameron Neylon (@CameronNeylon on Twitter) delivers a clear argument for allowing commercial reuse of your research: PLOS Biology: More Than Just Access: Delivering on a Network-Enabled Literature.
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What’s in a name? ORCID Registry aims to prevent authorship confusion
Holly Falk-Krzesinski shares her experiences regarding choosing which name to publish under — as well as a romantic story about her marriage: ORCID Registry aims to prevent authorship confusion | Elsevier Connect. I signed up for my own account in part … Continue reading
Posted in Future of the University, Science and technology ramifications, STEM Policy
Tagged ORCID
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The Smartest People Prefer Twitter To LinkedIn And Facebook, Research Shows [STUDY] – AllTwitter
I think this speaks for itself: The Smartest People Prefer Twitter To LinkedIn And Facebook, Research Shows [STUDY] – AllTwitter. By the way, you can follow me on twitter: @jbrittholbrook.
Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe | Impact of Social Sciences
Melonie Fullick offers a nice run-down of the recent discussion of the issue of live tweeting at academic conferences: Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe | Impact of Social Sciences. One of the more interesting points … Continue reading
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Tagged tweeting, Twitter
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Papers initially rejected but eventually published cited more — but why?
James Evans, a participant in our NSF workshop on transformative research, has some interesting comments in this article. The Benefits of Rejection – The Scientist Magazine®. The article itself discusses a study of papers that are published after having been … Continue reading
Psychological self-defence for the age of email « Mind Hacks
Very interesting psychology of technology going on in this article. I’m tempted to call it a phenomenology of email. BBC Column: Psychological self-defence for the age of email « Mind Hacks.
A ProfHacker TweetChat with Anvil Academic: Presenting Digital Work for Promotion and Tenure – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education
A discussion of bringing traditional academic rigor to digital media via peer review: A ProfHacker TweetChat with Anvil Academic: Presenting Digital Work for Promotion and Tenure – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education. I understand the idea, and it’s … Continue reading
Denton Drilling: Draft ordinance needs overhaul
Last night, about forty dedicated citizens gathered to review the draft gas drilling ordinance and generate ideas for how to improve it. There was one clear take home message: The draft ordinance is inadequate. It gets an F. We need … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental policy, Gas Fracking, Philosophy & Politics, Public Philosophizing, Science and technology ramifications, Uncategorized
Tagged citizen committee, City of Denton, County of Denton, DAG, environmental issues, gas drilling ordinance, hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracturing, local policy, local politics, shale gas, Texas
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MesoFacts & Other Deteriorating Knowledges
[Samuel] Arbesman’s book expands on a piece he wrote in 2010 for the Ideas section of the Boston Globe. That short essay, called “Warning: Your reality is out of date,” laid out a theory of what Arbesman named the mesofact. “When people … Continue reading
Posted in New Books
Tagged facts, information, information proliferation, knowledge, knowledge production, macrofacts, mesofacts, microfacts, research
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Galaxy formation: The new Milky Way : Nature News & Comment
Astronomers are still arguing about the precise sequence of events during the Milky Way’s birth, but every-one agrees that the story began with dark matter. The stuff is everywhere, even though it is invisible and no one yet knows what … Continue reading
Posted in Basic News, TechnoScience & Technoscientism
Tagged big bang, galaxy, milky way, nature news, science
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Is fracking behind contamination in Wyoming groundwater? : Nature News & Comment
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sparked a firestorm in December last year when it released a draft report1 suggesting that the use of hydraulic fracturing — or ‘fracking’ — to extract natural gas had contaminated groundwater near Pavillion, Wyoming. Industry … Continue reading
Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences
Ismael Rafols uncovers bias against interdisciplinary research and programs. Will the REF disadvantage interdisciplinary research? The inadvertent effects of journal rankings | Impact of Social Sciences.