"a static loop of kinetic energy…"
It’s Friday, the sky outside the window is increasingly grey and I find myself staring off into space as the year winds to a close. But if you’re going to sit mesmerized in front of a screen, then why not […]
Creative Commons Confusion Continues to Confound Content Creators
Flickr users were enraged when the company tried to reuse their CC BY licensed photographs by selling prints. This once again points out the confusion that content creators have regarding copyright and what the various CC licenses really mean.
Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2014 Part 2
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Today brings Part 2 of the list.
Chefs’ Selections: The Best Books Read During 2014 Part 1
The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read during the year. Part 1 today, Part 2 tomorrow.
Welcoming a New Chef into the Kitchen: Phill Jones
Digital Science’s Phill Jones officially joins the Scholarly Kitchen as a regular blogger.
Building a 21st Century Library
Another look at the fascinating evolution of the library.
Nevermind the Data, Where are the Protocols?
Journals and funding agencies are focusing on data availability as a route to better experimental reproducibility. But the data is only part of the equation. A new set of NIH guidelines is a great start toward making methodologies better documented and more available.
Data is Just A Clue to the End Truth
A short video on the art of data visualization, an increasingly important subject in the era of “big data”.
Every Talk Ever Given by a Successful Creative Person
How you too can use the internet to gain fame and fortune. Or perhaps a realization of the randomness of recognition.
Interface Design: How We Depict Texting and the Internet in Film
The display of new types of information is a constant challenge for scholarly publishers. A look at how filmmakers portray texting and computer use offers some insight into effective interface design.
1,000 Years of Popular Music
A bit of underappreciated scholarship for your Friday entertainment.
Tour the Toronto Reference Library, By Drone
A drone’s eye view of Toronto’s spectacular new library.
Coping With New Technology: Medieval Help Desk
Struggling to come to grips with the new Apple Watch or the latest Kindles? You’re not alone, and in fact, there’s a historical precedent.
Word News With John Oliver
John Oliver hosts a new fake newscast, this time with an unexpected co-anchor.
When Crises Collide: The Tension Between Null Results and Reproducibility
Reproducibility of research results, and the lack of availability of negative results have both been deemed “crises” for the research community. But proposed solutions for each seem at odds with one another.