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Sci-Hub, a Site With Open and Pirated Scientific Papers - Slashdot. Just enter a PubMed ID / DOI. This piracy website is

Sci-Hub, a Site With Open and Pirated Scientific Papers - Slashdot. Just enter a PubMed ID / DOI. This piracy website is trying to get around the paywalls in science. I'm all for open science this isn't the right way to go about it.
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10 ways MOOCs have forced Universities into a rethink. "MOOCs have made us think. As one of the most fascinating developments

10 ways MOOCs have forced Universities into a rethink. "MOOCs have made us think. As one of the most fascinating developments in higher education in my lifetime, they are,in many ways, a pioneer of a more ‘open’ spirit in learning. I’d contend that MOOCs, for all their promises and faults,...
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Just finished reading Edgar Schein's Humble Inquiry: the gentle are of asking instead of telling. Edgar Schein is the Professor

Just finished reading Edgar Schein's Humble Inquiry: the gentle are of asking instead of telling. Edgar Schein is the Professor of Management Emeritus at MIT Sloan School of Management. This simply written and short book communicates his life's work on organisational psychology. Very well written. ...
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Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships"

Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships" by Martin Echavarria (@coherence360). Getting things done invariably involves working with others and when those others are themselves complex organisations it requires some thought....
Source: enablingcollaboration.com

What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock,

What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock, Rachel. Doran, Tim. Sutton, Matt. Health Economics. "There is as yet no clear evidence that 7-day services will reduce weekend deaths or can be achieved without increasing weekday...
Source: wiley.com

Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes

Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes subject-specific journals focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. We offer an efficient, fair and friendly peer review service,...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories

Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories spread to astrophysics. Nature News.
Source: nature.com

The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current

The idea that there is a welfare-dependent underclass is wrong: A new book by John Hills explores key issues in the current debate about ‘welfare’ and the welfare state. The debate contrasts a stagnant group of people benefiting from it all with the rest who pa…
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The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems

The UK has 'one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world': The UK has one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world according to a damning new report which said the nation has an “outstandingly poor” record of preventing ill health.
Source: independent.co.uk

Maps reveal US “hotspots” where crops could fail in the future: Wild bee dieoffs could affect crops that depend on the

Maps reveal US “hotspots” where crops could fail in the future: Wild bee dieoffs could affect crops that depend on the insects for pollination.
Source: arstechnica.com

FDA Approves Less Expensive Insulin Glargine: By Kristin J. Kelley Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey,

FDA Approves Less Expensive Insulin Glargine: By Kristin J. Kelley Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS The FDA has approved an insulin glargine injection (marketed as Basaglar) for treating type 1 (adult and pediatric patients) and … NEJM Journal Watch.
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Is this a circle? Your answer could reveal your political stance: A simple test has been devised that could determine your

Is this a circle? Your answer could reveal your political stance: A simple test has been devised that could determine your political outlook, according to a study. Researchers say those who see the shape above as a circle are more likely to have liberal political views.
Source: independent.co.uk

Digital archive of Cornish life opens online - BBC News: A photo, film and audio archive documenting Cornish life is made

Digital archive of Cornish life opens online - BBC News: A photo, film and audio archive documenting Cornish life is made available online.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Raspberry Pi Zero: Made in Wales ... the $5 computer. Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of

Raspberry Pi Zero: Made in Wales ... the $5 computer. Of all the things we do at Raspberry Pi, driving down the cost of computer hardware remains one of the most important. Even in the developed world, a programmable computer is a luxury item for a lot of people, and every extra dollar that we ask someone...
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This Buddhist temple's 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree is dropping a sea of yellow: Thousands of people from all over China have

This Buddhist temple's 1,400-year-old ginkgo tree is dropping a sea of yellow: Thousands of people from all over China have headed to the Zhongnan Mountains to appreciate the simple beauty of a tree shedding its leaves for the 1,400th consecutive year. The storied gingko tree’s leaves start falling...
Source: independent.co.uk

NHS doctors quit rather than work for private firm: An NHS hospital has been forced to scrap highly rated services for patients

NHS doctors quit rather than work for private firm: An NHS hospital has been forced to scrap highly rated services for patients with severe skin conditions including skin cancer after an “exodus” of senior doctors reluctant to work for a private-sector subcontractor.
Source: independent.co.uk

A fingerprint test for ivory has been developed to help identify poachers: Police officers may soon be able to identify

A fingerprint test for ivory has been developed to help identify poachers: Police officers may soon be able to identify wildlife poachers by retrieving fingerprints from smuggled ivory, new research has revealed. Around 50,000 African elephants are thought to be poached each year, but it had been thought...
Source: independent.co.uk

'A destructive vicious circle': what does the future hold for health and social care?: Jill Mortimer is Age UK's Health

'A destructive vicious circle': what does the future hold for health and social care?: Jill Mortimer is Age UK's Health and Care Policy Adviser and tweets at @Age_UK. What’s really happening in health and social care services? Over the last few years, we used in Age UK’s Care in Cris...
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Video-Based CPR Training May be as Valuable as Hands-On Approach, Penn Study Finds

Video-Based CPR Training May be as Valuable as Hands-On Approach, Penn Study Finds
Source: upenn.edu

The official statistics watchdog just tore a piece out of David Cameron: Britain's official statistics watchdog has castigated

The official statistics watchdog just tore a piece out of David Cameron: Britain's official statistics watchdog has castigated the Government over David Cameron’s citation of questionable figures purporting to show how many European Union migrants claim benefits in the UK.
Source: independent.co.uk