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Harvard Project Aims To Put Every Court Decision Online, For Free - Slashdot

Harvard Project Aims To Put Every Court Decision Online, For Free - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Google Wants To Monitor Your Mental Health - Slashdot

Google Wants To Monitor Your Mental Health - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Investigating the Complexity of Academic Writing - Slashdot

Investigating the Complexity of Academic Writing - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

British Engineers Create Sonic Tractor Beam - Slashdot

British Engineers Create Sonic Tractor Beam - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Improving access to clinical guidance: redevelopment of a junior doctor intranet page Graham Walkden. Sinead Millwood. Andrew

Improving access to clinical guidance: redevelopment of a junior doctor intranet page Graham Walkden. Sinead Millwood. Andrew Cavanagh. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com

We're on the cusp of a revolution that will change the world as much as computers did

We're on the cusp of a revolution that will change the world as much as computers did
Source: techinsider.io

UV Angel Automatic UV Disinfection Device for Medical Monitors, Phones, Desktops |: UV Partners, a company based in Livonia,

UV Angel Automatic UV Disinfection Device for Medical Monitors, Phones, Desktops |: UV Partners, a company based in Livonia, Michigan, is releasing an interesting ultraviolet disinfection device for use around clinical environments. UV dis
Source: medgadget.com

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major tobacco companies to set aside a combined C$984 million ($742 million) while they challenge billions of dollars in damages awarded to smokers in the province of Quebec.
Source: reuters.com

UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives': Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally

UK opposition to farming emissions cuts 'could cost thousands of lives': Campaigners condemn UK moves to vote down legally binding EU curbs on agricultural emissions, warning they could cause 3,000 more deaths a year
Source: theguardian.com

IBM and Carneggie Mellon Releasing NavCog App for Blind People |: Example of a Bluetooth beacon attached to an 'exit' sign.

IBM and Carneggie Mellon Releasing NavCog App for Blind People |: Example of a Bluetooth beacon attached to an 'exit' sign. A collaboration between IBM Research and Carnegie Mellon University has unveiled an open developm
Source: medgadget.com

Oral budesonide for treatment of people with active ulcerative colitis | Cochrane

Oral budesonide for treatment of people with active ulcerative colitis | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Study suggests pressure to publish impedes innovation | Inside Higher Ed

Study suggests pressure to publish impedes innovation | Inside Higher Ed
Source: insidehighered.com

Budget broadband deal emails hidden from London schools - BBC News: An IT firm complains that emails offering a cheaper

Budget broadband deal emails hidden from London schools - BBC News: An IT firm complains that emails offering a cheaper broadband deal to London's schools are being blocked by their current supplier.
Source: bbc.co.uk

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform

3 characteristics of successful next-gen online learning - eCampus News: Two professors describe online learning platform features that can enable engaging online learning experiences—and why they’re critical to real success.
Source: ecampusnews.com

Is there more to a MOOC than its completion rate? - e-Learning Feeds: By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News In a recent report

Is there more to a MOOC than its completion rate? - e-Learning Feeds: By Meris Stansbury, eCampus News In a recent report published in the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, authors Dr. Elke M. Leeds, associa
Source: elearningfeeds.com

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on

Medical professionals back a sugar tax, so what's Mr Hunt afraid of?: Why doesn’t David Cameron want to impose a tax on sugar? Does he think it’s our “human right” to consume whatever we choose, and sod the consequences?  Public Health England, which is funded by the Government, produced a report...
Source: independent.co.uk

Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India: On a rooftop at the Shri Kunjapuri temple, located a mile high in

Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India: On a rooftop at the Shri Kunjapuri temple, located a mile high in the foothills of the Himalayas, a metal tower with five microwave relay dishes pokes a bit further into the sky. It does not look like much, and neither the resident monkeys nor the...
Source: nytimes.com

Drug Firm Offers $1 Version of $750 Daraprim Pill - Slashdot

Drug Firm Offers $1 Version of $750 Daraprim Pill - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Google Snapping Up Top Biomedical Talent - Slashdot

Google Snapping Up Top Biomedical Talent - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, including e-cigarettes) should be 21, according to new...
Source: jwatch.org