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The blog journal elephantinthelab.org spots problems in science

You have probably heard the phrase “ the elephant in the room” to say that there is a problem that everyone knows, but no one talks about. As of July... MORE
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Digitaler Salon: Hacking the Ivory Tower

How can science have a greater impact on society? And how are science slammers and open access related to this? At the last Digitaler Salon in 2017, we’ll be digging... MORE
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Team Human: Richard Heinberg “There’s No App For That”

Playing for Team Human today is Post Carbon Institute fellow Richard Heinberg. Richard is the co-author of Our Renewable Future and most recently, the manifesto, There’s No App For That. On today’s show Richard and Douglas challenge the idea that technological “progress” is a panacea for solving systems-level crises like climate change.

How Wikimedia helped authors make over 3000 articles green open access via Dissemin

In light of this year’s Open Access week, Michele Marchetto of Wikimedia Italia shares the story of how they helped authors to make their open access articles more widely available. This post has been cross-posted from Wikimedia Italia.

Inter-generational Collaborative Platforms

At OPEN 2017 one of the open space sessions which was proposed by Phil Carey focused on “Inter-generational Collaborative Platforms”. Here Phil explains what was discussed and the ‘call to action’ that developed from the session.

Dem Arzt „davonlaufen“: Gefäßsport schützt bei Schaufensterkrankheit

Ausgezeichnet wurde seine Arbeit zum strukturierten Gehtraining bei Patienten, die an der „Schaufensterkrankheit“, in der Fachsprache „periphere arterielle Verschlusskrankheit“(pAVK) leiden. „Wir wissen, dass gezieltes und strukturiertes Gehtraining einen Fortschritt der Erkrankung aufhalten und die verkürzte Gehstrecke dieser Patienten deutlich verlängern kann“, sagt Düppers, „Ich verstehe den Julius-Springer-Preis vor allem als Anerkennung dieses Konzeptes.“

Open data is shaking up civic life in eastern Europe

 in the Financial Times: “I often imagine how different the world would look if citizens and social activists were able to fully understand and use data, and new technologies. Unfortunately, the entry point to this world is often inaccessible for most civil society groups…

Better Data for Better Policy: Accessing New Data Sources for Statistics Through Data Collaboratives

Medium Blog by Stefaan Verhulst: “We live in an increasingly quantified world, one where data is driving key business decisions.

Inauguraron nuevo Santuario de la Naturaleza en Quebrada de La Plata

Un total de 1.100 hectáreas de los terrenos de la Estación Experimental Germán Greve Silva de la Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, ubicadas en la comuna de Maipú, se transformaron en el undécimo Santuario de la Naturaleza de la Región Metropolitana. Durante la ceremonia de inauguración se lanzaron bombas de semillas para reparar parte del daño que sufrió la zona en el incendio de noviembre del año pasado, y se entregaron los resultados del concurso del Fondo de Protección Ambiental Restauración Ecológica y Social.

Hospital Clínico de la U. de Chile celebró sus 65 años de existencia

Este viernes 13 de octubre la comunidad del hospital universitario conmemoró junto a pacientes y vecinos del sector un nuevo aniversario. Los miembros del principal formador de especialistas del país, celebraron con música y baile, recordaron parte de los hitos del recinto y enfatizaron en la misión pública del Hospital desde su origen.La pileta ubicada en el frontis del Hospital Clínico de la U.

Ministro Undurraga destaca rol de la U. de Chile en manejo de recursos

El secretario de Estado valoró el aporte en materia de investigación y propuestas a las políticas públicas que realiza la Casa de Bello al país en materias relacionadas con la gestión del agua.

Comisión especial de Gestión inició trabajo para redacción de informe

Encabezado por el vicerrector Daniel Hojman, este equipo estará a cargo de redactar este documento, el que estará enfocado en la revisión de información institucional clave sobre el actual desarrollo de la Casa de Bello.En el marco del proceso de acreditación institucional 2018, se constituyó la tercera comisión especial con nueve miembros que tendrán el trabajo de redactar el informe por área para presentarlo posteriormente ante la comisión Asesora.

“Nudge units” – where they came from and what they can do

Zeina Afif at the Worldbank: “You could say that the first one began in 2009, when the US government recruited Cass Sunstein to head The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to streamline regulations. In 2010, the UK established the first Behavioural Insights Unit (BIT) on a trial basis, under the Cabinet Office.

Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Catalog

About: “The catalog contains information about federal citizen science and crowdsourcing projects. In citizen science, the public participates voluntarily in the scientific process, addressing real-world problems in ways that may include formulating research questions, conducting scientific experiments, collecting and analyzing data, interpreting results, making new discoveries, developing technologies and applications, and solving complex problems.

Implementing Randomized Evaluations in Government

J-Pal Blog: “The J-PAL State and Local Innovation Initiative supports US state and local governments in using randomized evaluations to generate new and widely applicable lessons about the effectiveness of their programs and policies.

Civil, the blockchain-based journalism marketplace, is building its first batch of publications

 at NiemanLab: “Civil is an idea that has started to turn heads, both among investors and within journalism circles.

The Slippery Slope of Internet Censorship in Egypt

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This report explains the dramatic increase in Internet censorship in Egypt, examines the Twitter conversation around website blocking in Egypt, and identifies ways that users disseminate banned content.

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Creative campaign helps earthquake victims

Springwise: “There were many offers of help after the shocking earthquake in Mexico on 19th September, but two creative directors from Mexico City agency Anonimo decided to do something a bit different.

Promotionspreis 2016 der Schweitzer Fachinformationen sowie Rolf-Schwarz-Schütte Förderpreis 2016 vergeben

Promotionspreis 2016 der Schweitzer Fachinformationen
Dr. Carsten Erb sowie Dr. Hendrik Klier erhielten den Dissertationspreis zu gleichen Teilen für ihre herausragenden Leistungen im Bereich der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung. Die zwei Preisträger haben ihre Beiträge bereits in renommierten internationalen Fachzeitschriften (A-Rating) veröffentlicht, was die hohe wissenschaftliche Qualität der prämierten Arbeiten noch unterstreicht. Gleichermaßen sind sie in höchstem Maße praxisrelevant, so die Begründung der Jury.

Leveraging Crowd Effectively: Bug Bounty Programs for Cybersecurity & Best Practices

Paper by Suresh Siva Malladi and Hemang Subramanian: “Drawing upon crowdsourcing models, bug bounty programs (BBPs) are entering the mainstream of information security with the potential to define future security strategies.