When the Wolf Finally Arrives: Big Deal Cancelations in North American Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen: For years, we in libraries have been predicting the imminent demise of the manifestly-unsustainable Big Deal -- and yet it has persisted. Now that may be changing.
Source: sspnet.org
The Ebook R/Evolution – Not as Easy as It Seems - The Scholarly Kitchen: The "ebook revolution" in scholarly publishing has behaved more like an evolution. Are we reaching a key inflection point where users are central to our innovations?
Source: sspnet.org
Donald Clark Plan B: Scrap your company values and replace with 'Don't be a dick!'... the rest is hubris
Source: blogspot.co.uk
Donald Clark Plan B: Snapchat’s smart pivot into an AR company but is AR ready for learning?
Source: blogspot.co.uk
APOD: 2017 May 4 - The Perseus Cluster Waves
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APOD: 2017 May 11 - The Multiwavelength Crab
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'Big Pork' Wants to Get In on Organ Transplants: The pork industry has always been creative about finding uses for pig byproducts.
Source: theatlantic.com
Will the UK become a “desert for healthcare innovation”? « Healthcare Economist
Source: healthcare-economist.com
Day v Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust & Health Education England (2017) - Hempsons
Source: hempsons.co.uk
The basics of basic income - John Kay: Basic income schemes cannot work and distract from sensible, feasible and necessary welfare reforms.
Source: johnkay.com
Scientific Reports Overtakes PLOS ONE As Largest Megajournal - The Scholarly Kitchen: The open access megajournal is a proven success, but its future may lie in the hands of commercial entities.
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APOD: 2017 April 22 - Between the Rings
Source: nasa.gov
The REAL story behind BrewDog’s ‘sellout’ is that crowdfunding will only get you so far | Zythophile
Source: zythophile.co.uk
APOD: 2017 March 26 - Tardigrade in Moss
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Marathons May Be Bad for the Kidneys: Even with proper hydration, it might be best to run fewer than 26 miles at a time.
Source: theatlantic.com
Polar Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: In 2017, the Arctic maximum and Antarctic minimum extents of sea ice plunged to record lows.
Source: nasa.gov
Alphabet's influence. Good round-up of past initiatives in health technology from Google and current areas of interest to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. "Alphabet has quietly become the most influential player in Silicon Valley health tech: Alphabet has more than a dozen teams focused on health across...
Source: cnbc.com
An Animated Introduction to Noam Chomsky’s Manufacturing Consent and How the Media Creates the Illusion of Democracy:
For nearly as many years as he’s occupied the public eye, famed linguist and anarchist philosopher Noam Chomsky has made claims that might have discredited other academics.
Source: openculture.com
Inpatient Rehab No Better Than Home Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM
Inpatient rehab appears to offer no benefit over a supervised home program for patients recovering from total knee arthroplasty, a JAMA study finds.
Some...
Source: jwatch.org
2017 Diabetes Care Standards Issued: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD
The American Diabetes Association has released its 2017 "Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes." An overview of the group's guidance on pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes is available … NEJM Journal...
Source: jwatch.org