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How Our Brains Make Memories

Surprising new research about the act of remembering may help people with post-traumatic stress disorder By Greg MillerPhotographs by Gilles MingassonSmithsonian magazine, May 2010

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Coming Up From The Favelas: Brazil’s Slumdog Entrepreneurs

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Coming Up From The Favelas: Brazil’s Slumdog Entrepreneurs

Extreme Michigan Weather, University of Michigan Press

Interesting new book coming out in June...

It's an old joke, but one that shows how temperamental the weather in the Great Lakes State can be—and how much the residents enjoy talking about it. Paul Gross, a popular Detroit television meteorologist, shows readers exactly how extreme the weather in Michigan can be, from heat waves to bitter snows, ice storms to tornadoes, floods to high winds.

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Moving in circles

Moving in circles

MIT scholar’s new book scrutinizes the successes and failures of a unique government experiment meant to help America’s urban poor.

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IBM Many Bills: A Visual Bill Explorer

IBM Many Bills: A Visual Bill Explorer

Rational Critique - Net Neutrality: Did the FCC actually stand up for consumers?

Net Neutrality: Did the FCC actually stand up for consumers?. Net Neutrality: Did the FCC actually stand up for consumers?Help the FCC stop powerful corporations from dictating the information we can access on the internet.

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Why Twitter Is the Future of News

Friday, April 30, 2010

Why Twitter Is the Future of News

An unprecedented analysis reveals that the micro-blogging service is remarkably effective at spreading "important" information.

By Christopher Mims

It's basically impossible for a journalist who relies on Twitter to find stories, stalk editors, rack up "whuffie" and beef with rap stars to be objective about the service.

Fortunately, I don't have to be, because four researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have performed a multi-part analysis of Twitter. They conclude that it's a surprisingly interconnected network and an effective way to filter quality information.

In a move unprecedented in the history of academic research on Demi Moore's chosen medium for feuding with Kim Kardashian, Kwak et al. built an array of 20 PCs to slurp down the entire contents of Twitter over the course of a month. If you were on Twitter in July 2009, you participated in their experiment.

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Electronic Books - LibGuides at University of New Mexico

Home - Electronic Books - LibGuides at University of New Mexico

If you read eBooks, definitely a keeper!

ECUADOR: Native Groups Poised for Nationwide Protests Over Water Bill

ECUADOR: Native Groups Poised for Nationwide Protests Over Water Bill - IPS ipsnews.net