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In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue:   It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration

In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue:   It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration of OpenCon, and to recognise all of the fantastic articles that we’ve published at PLOS with a focus on Data Sharing across all of the PLOS journals, we’re really excited...
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Why Technology Will Not Get Cheaper: The long-desired hope that digital publishing will be cheaper gets more cold water,

Why Technology Will Not Get Cheaper: The long-desired hope that digital publishing will be cheaper gets more cold water, as infrastructure and personnel costs continue to rise, with no real end in sight.
Source: sspnet.org

Essential Tremor, Tremor Dominant Parkinson's Disease, Neuropathic Pain Treatment | INSIGHTEC "Exablate Neuro, is the first

Essential Tremor, Tremor Dominant Parkinson's Disease, Neuropathic Pain Treatment | INSIGHTEC "Exablate Neuro, is the first focused ultrasound device approved by the FDA to treat patients with essential tremor. Exablate Neuro is a non-invasive, image-guided personalized thalamotomy, treated through...
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The Prince by Machiavelli. Been meaning to read this for some time. It seemed more of a recap of history of Italy in the

The Prince by Machiavelli. Been meaning to read this for some time. It seemed more of a recap of history of Italy in the early 16th century and a lengthy job application pamphlet. Basically, "I know what's been going on and how complex everything is so give me a job". It was rewarding though that some...
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Sun Tzu's The Art of War is an amazing insight into strategy and human nature - even more so given that it was written 2500

Sun Tzu's The Art of War is an amazing insight into strategy and human nature - even more so given that it was written 2500 years ago. Cast aside all those management books and just reflect on the sayings of Master Sun.
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Data in the Cloud Could Have Kept MH370 in Sight: It's been two years since Malaysia Air vanished without trace, and now

Data in the Cloud Could Have Kept MH370 in Sight: It's been two years since Malaysia Air vanished without trace, and now we have a trace. With the right system, we could have tracked its every move
Source: ieee.org

The New Middle East by Paul Danahar gives excellent insights and the background history to the situation in the Middle East

The New Middle East by Paul Danahar gives excellent insights and the background history to the situation in the Middle East following the Arab Spring. He covers Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, and Syria in depth.
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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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Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In

Healthcare on demand to see increased funding in coming years says an industry report by Accenture. Over $1billion by 2017. In this burgeoning on-demand economy, market entrants have developed solutions that address activities previously perceived as dull or demanding. For instance, Wype brings car-washing...
Source: accenture.com

Many patients ok linking social media to medical records: Many people may be willing to link their social media accounts

Many patients ok linking social media to medical records: Many people may be willing to link their social media accounts to their medical records, a U.S. study suggests, a shift with the potential to improve care by giving doctors more insight into what makes patients tick.
Source: reuters.com

The Living Wage | KPMG | UK: A look at why more organisations should consider paying employees and contract staff a ‘Living

The Living Wage | KPMG | UK: A look at why more organisations should consider paying employees and contract staff a ‘Living Wage’
Source: kpmg.com

Is the end in sight for reading glasses?: A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same

Is the end in sight for reading glasses?: A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people.
Source: medicalxpress.com

U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of

U.S. cancer doctors drop pricey drugs with little or no effect: U.S. oncologists, aware that patients are paying more of the costs of expensive cancer drugs, are increasingly declining to prescribe medicines that have scant or no effect, even as a last resort.
Source: reuters.com