Neuroscience
An article in the September issue of Wired: Spam + Blogs =Trouble answers the question "why do I have to type 'zvtmzu' to post a comment on your blog?!"
Because of splogs & link farms. Blech.
Jon Gordon on Future Tense interviewed Charles C. Mann, the author of the Wired article. Listen to the podcast or read the article (or both) to find out about this creepy world of creating faux blogs & links to generate advertising revenue.
Interesting side note: I read this article a few weeks ago when my print copy of Wired appeared in my mailbox; the article didn't go onto Wired's web site until Sept. 5. Good way for Wired to keep some mystery & $$ but also make the article available for free -- after some time passed.
- The Music Of The Human Brain
From Wired Science: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/brain-music/...
- The Placebo Problem And Clinical Trials
The September 2009 issue of Wired has a nifty little article on the impact of placebo effects on pharmaceutical clinical trials and pharma company decision making: "Real. Fake. Both Can Cure Depression." by Steve Silberman. === Addendum on 28th August:...
- Neuroscience In The New Yorker: Numbers And Approximations
From this week's New Yorker: Numbers Guy Are our brains wired for math? by Jim Holt March 3, 2008 [ ... Read the full article ... ]...
- The Brain, Lately
I've seen some neat stuff about the brain lately, and since I'm swamped with mid-semester craziness, plus mid-move tasks, I thought I'd just link to the stuff I've seen:Today's New York Times reports on research showing ways memory...
- Blog- Or Print Publishing?
Which is better in library-land (or scientific-land), blogging or print publishing? I seem to remember that Jim Rettig, vice-president/president-elect of ALA, wondered in a campaign statement if librarians were blogging or writing in the print library...
Neuroscience
Splogs = bad news
An article in the September issue of Wired: Spam + Blogs =Trouble answers the question "why do I have to type 'zvtmzu' to post a comment on your blog?!"
Because of splogs & link farms. Blech.
Jon Gordon on Future Tense interviewed Charles C. Mann, the author of the Wired article. Listen to the podcast or read the article (or both) to find out about this creepy world of creating faux blogs & links to generate advertising revenue.
Interesting side note: I read this article a few weeks ago when my print copy of Wired appeared in my mailbox; the article didn't go onto Wired's web site until Sept. 5. Good way for Wired to keep some mystery & $$ but also make the article available for free -- after some time passed.
- The Music Of The Human Brain
From Wired Science: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/brain-music/...
- The Placebo Problem And Clinical Trials
The September 2009 issue of Wired has a nifty little article on the impact of placebo effects on pharmaceutical clinical trials and pharma company decision making: "Real. Fake. Both Can Cure Depression." by Steve Silberman. === Addendum on 28th August:...
- Neuroscience In The New Yorker: Numbers And Approximations
From this week's New Yorker: Numbers Guy Are our brains wired for math? by Jim Holt March 3, 2008 [ ... Read the full article ... ]...
- The Brain, Lately
I've seen some neat stuff about the brain lately, and since I'm swamped with mid-semester craziness, plus mid-move tasks, I thought I'd just link to the stuff I've seen:Today's New York Times reports on research showing ways memory...
- Blog- Or Print Publishing?
Which is better in library-land (or scientific-land), blogging or print publishing? I seem to remember that Jim Rettig, vice-president/president-elect of ALA, wondered in a campaign statement if librarians were blogging or writing in the print library...