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If you're in the market for one of these high-tech and all-encompassing entertainment systems, which one should you buy?

If you're in the market for one of these high-tech and all-encompassing entertainment systems, which one should you buy?

G8, June 14, 2013 I echo and support (enthusiastically) the G8 science ministers' committment to open scientific research: "To the greatest extent and with the fewest constraints possible publicly funded scientific research data should be open, while at the same time respecting concerns in relation to privacy, safety, security and commercial interests, whilst acknowledging the legitimate concerns of private partners. Open scientific research data should be easily discoverable, accessible, assessable, intelligible, useable, and wherever possible interoperable to specific quality standards." There's also language on peer-reviewed research papers. These things take their time to become policy, of course, but I am hopeful my work will be impacted by this statement. There's also a short THE article. Related, from a JISC discussion: Where are university websites hiding all their research? [Link] [Comment]

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Institute for Public Policy Research, June 14, 2013 The IPPR Commission on the Future of Higher Education sets out a challenge for Britain's Open University: "English higher education institutions should embrace the potential of new technologies by recognising credit from low-­ cost online courses so that these may count, in part, towards degree programmes. To make a start down this road we recommend that the Open University should accredit MOOCs provided via the FutureLearn platform so that they can count towards degree programmes offered by the OU itself and its partner institutions." This and 22 other recommendations may be found in its report on Securing the Future of Higher Education in England (156 page PDF). Here's a summary. [Link] [Comment]

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June 14, 2013 This is interesting: "Working Examples is a place where people working at the intersection of technology and education collaborate to solve problems, share their progress (and missteps) and make exciting things happen." I like the design and approach. I like concept of the 'Hall of Fail'. I don't like being asked to fill out Yet Another Profile (and especially that it 'requires' a picture and descirption and such). It seems to me though that it's going after the same niche as LinkedIn, which means it has some very tough sledding ahead. [Link] [Comment]

Alle nordamerikanischen Lepra-Stämme haben wahrscheinlich einen europäischen Ursprung. Sie sollen auf einen gemeinsamen Vorfahren zurückgehen, der vor weniger als 4000 Jahren auftrat. Zu diesem Schluss kommt eine Forschergruppe, die ein Dutzend mittelalterliche und moderne Lepra-Genome analysierte.

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Academia is buzzing about MOOCs. What sounds like genteel name-calling is actually a powerful new medium with potential to transform the education system. Indeed, MOOCs and mooks are simply unfortunate homophones but the former is certainly ruffling feathers because their aim is to make higher education more affordable (free, in fact). These Massive Open Online Courses picked up speed and weight like a freight train, with more than five million learners in locations spanning the whole globe. Academic heavyweights like Harvard, Stanford and MIT back the courses, giving the world of online learning a much-needed boost of credibility. [see an infographic at this site]

http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/minds-behind-moocs

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By Rachel Williams, Central Florida Future

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http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/news/from-in-class-to-online-student-reflects-on-12-year-journey-1.2829113#.UbTiBefYc3U

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by Steve Caplan, Occam’s Corner

These are trying times for researchers across the globe, and I think it matters not whether one is in the UK, US or anywhere else; the lack of funding is impacting science in many ways, and not for the better. Scientists are running scared, funds for research are becoming scarce, labs are closing, tenure is being denied. I do my best not to project negativity to the burgeoning scientists (students and post-docs) in my own lab, but they are bright enough to understand what is going on: they see that a career in science is a never-ending fight to keep going. Ultimately, this is leading to the attrition of talented young scientists from the academic track. But life as an academic scientist is comprised of the triple-threat: research, teaching and service (administration). And it appears that the life of science educators is also hanging in the balance. MOOCs are on the move.

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Eriq Gardner , The Hollywood Reporter, June 14, 2013 Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain. Yet a company that claims it holds the 'rights' to Sherlock Holmes makes threats and enforces ownership by sending messages like this: "do not expect to see it offered for sale by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and similar retailers. We work with those company’ s routinely to weed out unlicensed uses of Sherlock Holmes from their offerings, and will not hesitate to do so with your book as well." Zorro is public domain. And yet a publishers "have built a licensing empire out of smoke and mirrors." But the biggest scam of all may be the putative copyright over "Happy Birthday." Evidence? "The public began singing 'Happy Birthday to You' no later than the early 1900s." As evidence, the lawsuit cites a January 1901 edition of an Indiana school journal that described children singing the words 'happy birthday to you.'" And yet a company has been asserting a copyright for years, based on a 1924 songbook and a 1935 piano arrangement. [Link] [Comment]

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