The $100 laptop: What went wrong – MSN Money
The $100 laptop: What went wrong – MSN Money: Anyway, in general a free computer to everyone on the planet it interesting. The tool is cool. And there are many massively problematic issues involved. But that’s interesting is that this article is publishe din MSN Money. MSN isn’t part of this. I’ve read the M$ […]
Read MoreLargest archive of free culture to be built in the Netherlands
Largest archive of free culture to be built in the Netherlands: From the Netherlands, the “Images for the Future” project is building a large-scale conservation and digitization project to make available 285,000 hours of film, television, and radio recordings, as well as more than 2.9 million photos from the Netherlands’ film and television archives. A […]
Read MoreChange Magazine Article(s): A Tectonic Shift in Global Higher Education
Change Magazine Article(s): A Tectonic Shift in Global Higher Education: For two decades, worldwide enrollment growth in higher education has exceeded the most optimistic forecasts. A milestone of 100 million enrollments was passed some years ago, and an earlier forecast of 120 million students by 2020 may be reached by 2010. If anything, enrollment growth […]
Read MoreFinal Report of the Invitational Workshop on the Comparative Analysis of National Research Systems
Final Report of the Invitational Workshop on the Comparative Analysis of National Research Systems: Read the full final report (PDF, 24 pages.) The Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge examines how research and knowledge are generated, how they are organized and how they play a central role in national development. —- This is an […]
Read MoreOff To LindenLab for their Symposium on Governance in Virtual Worlds.
I made it to newark airport… My only hangup of course is that is did something to my back yesterday afternoon and basically haven’t slept much, but eh, that only caused me to walk up and down 34th street for 10-15 minutes wondering where the heck the penn station door was, because I’d never been […]
Read MoreTesting the Invisible College of Physics
Print: British sociologist Harry Collins asked a scientist who specializes in gravitational waves to answer seven questions about the physics of these waves. Collins, who has made an amateur study of this field for more than 30 years but has never actually practiced it, also answered the questions himself. Then he submitted both sets of […]
Read MoreAndrew Brown: on how much we divulge to Google & co
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Andrew Brown: on how much we divulge to Google & co : Every time you use an internet search engine, your inquiry is stored in a huge database. Would you like such personal information to become public knowledge? Yet for thousands of AOL customers, that nightmare has just become […]
Read MoreTPAC – Technology Policy and Assessment Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology
TPAC – Technology Policy and Assessment Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology: NSF Workshop on Social Organization of Science and Science Policy Draft Agenda NSF Workshop on The Social Organization of Science and Science Policy July 13-14, 2006 National Science Foundation, Room Stafford II-555 All participants must sign in at the main NSF building, […]
Read MoreIn Search Of Scientific Excellence: L’Oréal USA Announces Call for Applications for 2007 Fellowships for Women In Science Program
In Search Of Scientific Excellence: L’Oréal USA Announces Call for Applications for 2007 Fellowships for Women In Science Program: NEW YORK, NY, August 14, 2006 – L’Oréal USA announced today the start of the application period for its esteemed L’Oréal USA Fellowships for Women in Science program. Now in its fourth year, this national program […]
Read MoreArden L. Bement on International Science
Arden L. Bement on International Science: “On the international scale, our value will be measured by our global research networks and our partnerships with fast-growing research economies. On the West Coast, you are in an excellent position to collaborate with Asian nations in biology, chemistry, physics, and materials science.” Arden Bement at Harvey Mudd College, […]
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