Steven Aftergood: Kevin Kosar on Why Congressional Research Service is Dysfunctional, Corrupted by Congressional Partisanship

The Congressional Research Service has never been more frequently cited or more influential in informing public discourse than it is today, as its publications are increasingly shared with the public in violation of official policy. But budget cuts and congressional dysfunction seem to have bred discontent among some staff members, judging from an article by …

Patrick Meier: Forthcoming Possibilities in Humanitarian Technology Leveraging Big Data and Computing Research Institutes

Computing Research Institutes as an Innovation Pathway for Humanitarian Technology The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) is an initiative by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to improve humanitarian action. The Summit, which is to be held in 2016, stands to be one of the most important humanitarian conferences in a decade. One key pillar of WHS is humanitarian innovation. “Transformation …

Michel Bauwens: Research: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Democratization of Art

Research: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Democratization of Art * Master’s Thesis: “The Art and Craft of the Machine”: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the democratization of art. Patokorpi, Lassi. 2014. University of Tampere. I discuss the machine’s two-sided role as, on the one hand, the destroyer of …

EFF: Students Re-Launch Open Access Button App for Free Access to Paywall Research

Students Re-Launch Open Access Button App to Find Free Access to Scientific and Scholarly Research Millions of people use research everyday. From students, medical professionals, to curious hobbyists, we all benefit from being able to access, read, and cite reliable, tested information. But getting the research we need can be hard and costly when it’s …

Nik Peachey: The fully automated bibliography, research, citation, and internet highlighting tool

This looks like an interesting attempt to develop tools for digital study skills The fully automated bibliography, research, citation, and internet highlighting tool. From www.citelighter.com – Today, 5:54 AM Our innovative academic research platform allows students and researchers to save, organize, and automatically cite online or offline information throughout the duration of the writing process, …