Saturday, May 21, 2011

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No. 456

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INTERNET

 

Online media is replacing newspapers and TV. Is that a bad thing?: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/0513/Online-media-is-replacing-newspapers-and-TV.-Is-that-a-bad-thing?cmpid=ema:nws:Weekend%20Weekly%20B%205-15-11&cmpid=ema:nws:NTI5OTYyOTAzMwS2


Best free apps to watch TV online:

Saving the media from itself:

 

A Long-Wave Theory on Today’s Digital Revolution: http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00074?gko=e0cf7&cid=TL20110519




SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

 

Wendy Boswell How to Effectively Use a Search Engine: http://websearch.about.com/od/dailywebsearchtips/qt/search-engine.htm?nl=1

 

 

Wendy Boswell-  The Lazy Man's (or Woman's) Shortcut to Finding Good Content on the Web: Content Aggregators:




Best video search engine for online video watching:

Bing gets friendlier with Facebook: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/37585/?nlid=4480

Will Zanran be the Google for data?:

A kick ass guide to growing your website traffic online: http://blog.webdistortion.com/2011/05/15/grow-traffic-online/


Top 10 free software download sites:  
http://savedelete.com/top-10-best-free-software-download-sites.html                                  

BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

Important and useful for research bloggers: http://researchblogging.org/static/index/page/help Thanks to Peter Matthews!

Unleashing social knowledge


A social network for making future plans:


This is your brain on Twitter:

 

10 creative social media resumes to learn from:



GOOGLE

Google boasts of 64 billion in economic impact:

Wendy Boswell- Google Advanced Search Shortcuts:

Six reasons why Chromebooks are a bad idea:

 

Why Google Chromebook's Success Depends Entirely on Apps:


Schmidt: “Elites’ not common men fret over Web privacy:

Google E-books gets dictionary, translation, search:

WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

Publishing Milestone: “Amazon Kindle E-Book Sales Top Print”; http://infodocket.com/2011/05/19/milestones-publishing-amazon-kindle-e-book-sales-top-print/

Video Presentation: “E-Book Wars: Ten Years Later”: http://infodocket.com/2011/05/18/video-presentation-e-book-wars-ten-years-later/



SCIENCE

 

Reading the Fine Print of Perception: Human Brain Learns by Interpreting Details, Study Shows: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518121030.htm

 

Evolutionary Adaptations Can Be Reversed, but Rarely: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110511162538.htm


Mammals first evolved big brains for better sense of smell:

 

Standing Up to Fight: Does It Explain Why We Walk Upright and Why Women Like Tall Men?: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518171343.htm



 

It's Not Easy Being Green: Scientists Grow Understanding of How Photosynthesis Is Regulated: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518092046.htm


How speech patterns sway opinions : http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1rsbkw/www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13386885

 

Tracking the flow of knowledge. Study shows scientists’ location influences how widely their work is read and used for innovations.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/knowledge-flow-azoulay-0519.html

 

Earthquakes, Networks, and the Tricky Topic of Quake Prediction;

 

Biophysics of Snakebites: How Do Venomous Snakes Inject Venom Into Victim's Wound?: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516121728.htm


Contaminants Can Flow Up Waterfalls, Say Physicists:



The Virtual Museum of Bacteria: http://bacteriamuseum.org/cms/

TECHNOLOGY

RAND –energy and environment:

 

Solar power The third way A new method of making electricity from sunlight has just been tested: http://www.economist.com/node/18678935


 

Do biofuels reduce greenhouse gases?

http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37609/?nlid=4500

 

Record Efficiency of 18.7 Percent for Flexible Solar Cells on Plastics, Swiss Researchers Report: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110519101355.htm


A worldwide nuclear slowdown continues: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/37595/?nlid=4488

 

Nuclear Catastrophe: How the lack of fundamental research on alternative energy led to a wrong energy policy

An open letter from an international group of scientists and engineers

 

Super Energy Storage: Activated Graphene Makes Superior Supercapacitors for Energy Storage: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512150731.htm


World’s first 100-watt equivalent Led replacement bulb:

 

 

Splitting Water for Renewable Energy Simpler Than First Thought? Manganese-Based Catalyst Shows Promise: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110516102331.htm


A new source of green energy- LEDs:

Discovery could lead to faster computer clock speed:

Which technologies get better faster?:

Miracle material- graphene

EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

I am a long-time reader and admirer of “The Painter’s Keys”,

Robert Genn ‘s wonderful newsletter. A special issue:

John Shea: Need for critical thinking can't be lost in education:\

 


 

Sharing Information Corrupts Wisdom of Crowds:

 

The real revolution- working with Nature vs. working against her:

http://smartpei.typepad.com/robert_patersons_weblog/2011/05/the-real-revolution-working-with-nature-vs-against-her.html

 

Flourish: A New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being — and How to Achieve Them by Martin Seligman — review:

 

Want to Stand Out From the Crowd? Be the Subject of Gossip: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/05/want-to-stand-out-from-the-crowd.html?rss=1


No concept of time: The Amazonian tribe where nobody has an age and words like 'month' and 'year' don't exist
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1389070/Amazon-Amondawa-tribe-age-words-like-month-year-dont-exist.html#ixzz1N3MnmKoT

 

ARTstore digital lbrary (needs subscription): http://library.artstor.org/library/rlogin.html


As Time Goes By, It Gets Tougher to Remember New Information:


BUSINESS

Problem solving 101:


Saying NO to the boss:

Lead like you, only better:

 


How to Write Nonprofit Mission Statements: http://nonprofit.about.com/od/nonprofitbasics/a/mission.htm


Future Babble: Why Expert Predictions Fail and Why We Believe Them Anyway:



HEALTH & MEDICINE

Increase in Internet Access Parallels Growth in Prescription Drug Abuse: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512083149.htm


Sensing brain pressure without surgery: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37579/?nlid=4476

Alzheimer\s risk gene disrupts brain wiring 50 years before disease hits: http://esciencenews.com/articles/2011/05/13/alzheimers.risk.gene.disrupts.brains.wiring.50.years.disease.hits

 

A Blood Test Offers Clues to Longevity: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/business/19life.html?_r=1

 

Researchers Identify New Dental Cavity-Causing Species:


Coffee linked to lower risk of fatal prostate cancer risk:

FOOD & COOKING

Can recipe search engines make you a better cook?

 

New Strategy for Drought Tolerance in Crops: Shutting Down the Plant's Growth Inhibition Under Mild Stress:


 

Beekeeper's Lament': A Rare Glimpse Inside the Endangered World of Beekeeping: http://www.alternet.org/story/150898/%27beekeeper%27s_lament%27%3A_a_rare_glimpse_inside_the_endangered_world_of_beekeeping?akid=6996.112117.KFa3X8&rd=1&t=15

 

Routine Periodic Fasting Is Good for Your Health, and Your Heart, Study Suggests: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110403090259.htm


MISCELLANEA

 

If you read this- then some people are dangerous false prophets: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/us/20rapture.html?_r=


End of the World, May 21, 2011:

 

The Enduring Appeal of the Apocalypse: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576319651374391440.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LS_Books_5


Nice- thanks to Harry Veeder:


SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

 

Study Sees Way to Win Spam Fight



Anatomy of a spam Viagra purchase: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26785/

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 


Six rising threats from cybercriminals:

Bob Rankin- who is watching you on the Web?:

Protect Yourself From SMiShing (SMS Phishing) Attacks


Windows scareware fakes impending drive disaster: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9216765/Windows_scareware_fakes_impending_drive_disaster

 

Man in the Browser attacks:

How Google Spies on Your Gmail Account (And How To Stop It):


WiFi

INTEL CEO- big shift to mobile:

Google wants to control your home (via mobile):

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