Reading About Libraries and Librarians By Karin Wulf. “One of the constants in scholarly communication is the importance of understanding the full system of knowledge production. Whether you are a researcher, work in a library or in publishing, or in one of the myriad places deploying the myriad skills needed to create and share knowledge,… Continue Reading
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Research note: Lies and presidential debates: How political misinformation spread across media streams during the 2020 election
HKS Misinformation Review: Election Interference – How Misinformation Spreads Targeted Disinformation By Jaren Haber, Lisa Singh, Ceren Budak, John Pasek, Meena Balan, Ryan Callahan, Rob Churchill, Brandon Herren, Kornraphop Kawintiranon. December 17, 2021. “When U.S. presidential candidates misrepresent the facts, their claims get discussed across media streams, creating a lasting public impression. We show this… Continue Reading
The Unpleasant Truth About Law Firm Culture
Law.com – “A law firm’s culture is defined by what is rewarded, what is tolerated, what is overlooked, and what is punished. At many firms, the outcome is jarringly different from what leadership might want – By Jordan Furlong. An employee of your law firm approaches their supervisor and asks for a few days off… Continue Reading
A Charlie Brown Christmas: the unlikely triumph of a holiday classic
OUPBlog: “Charlie Brown Christmas was never supposed to be a success. It hit on all the wrong beats. The pacing was slow, the voice actors were amateurs, and the music was mostly laid back piano jazz (the opening theme, “Christmas Time is Here,” carried a strange, wintery melody built on unconventional modal chord progressions). It was almost… Continue Reading
Test your legal knowledge with our festive law quiz
OUPBlog: “This festive season, it’s important to make sure you know the ins and outs of the law surrounding the holidays. For example, what circumstances would enable Father Christmas’s elves to take strike action, and what are the legal implications of the Naughty and Nice lists? Test your legal knowledge with our themed quiz!” Continue Reading
OneZoom tree of life explorer
“Everything that is alive, or has ever been alive has a place somewhere on the complete tree of life. Each leaf represents a different species and the branches show how they are evolved from common ancestors over billions of years. Our vision for OneZoom is to do for the tree of life what online mapping… Continue Reading
Fed Figures: The Federal Workforce and the Trump Administration
Partnership for Public Service: “This analysis sheds light on our nation’s federal civilian workforce during the Trump administration. What changes occurred throughout the administration’s four years? Did past trends continue or change under President Donald Trump? The Partnership for Public Service analyzed federal workforce data to answer these and other questions. Because of its sheer size, it is rare to see substantial shifts government-wide in the size of the workforce or its… Continue Reading
How to Know When Your iPhone Could Be Recording You
Lifehacker: “You’ve probably had the (legitimate) fear that your smartphone is listening or watching you. Your iPhone certainly isn’t without privacy risks, and you should absolutely audit your settings and all of your app permissions, but one helpful feature that Apple has built in is a visual warning when your device is queued up to… Continue Reading
Scientists Are Racing to Gauge the Threat of Omicron
The New York Times – “Even as scientists race to understand more about the Omicron variant and the threat it poses, one fact is abundantly clear: It spreads quickly everywhere it lands. In South Africa, Omicron spread twice as fast as the highly infectious Delta variant. In Britain, officials have estimated that 200,000 people are… Continue Reading
You may soon be able to renew your passport online, instead of sending in documents
NPR: “Renewing your passport isn’t an experience most people would consider streamlined — especially during the pandemic. Getting it processed can take anywhere from eight to 11 weeks, according to the State Department. But a new executive order from President Biden hopes to cut down on the amount of time people spend accessing all kinds… Continue Reading
Is a mask mandate in the US the same as a law?
Quartz: “California’s latest mask mandate went into effect this week, requiring face coverings in all public indoor settings through Jan. 15, 2022. In counties where local health authorities had already issued mask mandates, the new statewide rule won’t change daily life. And in San Francisco, where vaccination rates are high and community transmission remains relatively… Continue Reading
FDA Allows Women to Get Abortion Pill by Mail
USAToday: “The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it would permanently remove a key restriction on medication used to terminate pregnancies, allowing so-called “abortion pills” to be available by mail and prescribed through telehealth medical consultations. The FDA had temporarily allowed the medication to be available in such methods after a federal judge ordered it due to the… Continue Reading
