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Nature Conservancy: Saving Forests to Fight Climate Change
“Every year, 20 million hectares of rainforest an area the size of England, Wales and Scotland combined are cut down, releasing millions of tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Without action now, most of the worlds tropical forests will be lost by this centurys end, as will important species, natural resources, local …
The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making
The Devil Wears Prada? Effects of Exposure to Luxury Goods on Cognition and Decision Making, Roy Y.J. Chua, Xi Zou. Working Paper 10-034 – Harvard Business School “Although the concept of luxury has been widely discussed in social theories and marketing research, relatively little research has directly examined the psychological consequences of exposure to luxury …
Pew: Mixed Views of Hamas and Hezbollah in Largely Muslim Nations
Mixed Views of Hamas and Hezbollah in Largely Muslim Nations Little Enthusiasm for Many Muslim Leaders, Released: 02.04.10 “Across predominantly Muslim nations, there is little enthusiasm for the extremist Islamic organizations Hamas and Hezbollah, although there are pockets of support for both groups, especially in the Middle East. Four years after its victory in Palestinian …
Microsoft and NSF Enable Research in the Cloud
News release: “Microsoft Corp. and the National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced an agreement that will offer individual researchers and research groups selected through NSF’s merit review process free access to advanced cloud computing resources. By extending the capabilities of powerful, easy-to-use PC applications via Microsoft cloud services, the program is designed to help broaden …
PBS – Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier
“Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world …
Hunger in America 2010 National Report
Hunger in America 2010 National Report, Mathematica Policy Research Inc., February 2010. “This report presents the result of a study conducted in 2009 for Feeding America (FA) (formerly America’s Second Harvest), the nation’s largest organization of emergency food providers. The study is based on completed in-person interviews with more than 62,000 clients served by the …
Research Paper: Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine
Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine, by Damon Horowitz and Sepandar D. Kamvar [via Abi Morgan] “We present Aardvark, a social search engine. With Aardvark, users ask a question, either by instant message, email, web input, text message, or voice. Aardvark then routes the question to the person in the users extended social network …
Homeland Security Haiti Social Media Disaster Monitoring Initiative
Privacy Impact Assessment for the Office of Operations Coordination and Planning Haiti Social Media Disaster Monitoring Initiative, January 21, 2010: “The Office of Operations Coordination and Planning (OPS), National Operations Center (NOC), has launched a Haiti Social Media Disaster Monitoring Initiative (Initiative) to assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and its components involved in …
Columbia Journalism Review Reports on Decrease Numbers Among News Librarians
Endangered Species – News librarians are a dying breed [Preface – I certainly hope not, having been one and respecting the profession immensely]: “According to data collected by Michelle Quigley, a researcher at the Palm Beach Post, over 250 news librarians (sometimes called news researchers) lost their jobs in the U.S. since 2007. Membership in …
FCC Commission Remarks at State of the Net Preconference
Commissioner Copps’ Remarks at the State of the Net Preconference of the Congressional Internet Caucus, January 26, 2010: “Our democracy relies on a well-informed citizenry. Right now that means primarily traditional journalism, from newspapers and broadcasting because thats where 75% or more of the news we get still originates. More people are watching TV than …
National Science Boards Science and Engineering Indicators 2010
“The indicators included in Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 derive from a variety of national, international, public, and private sources and may not be strictly comparable in a statistical sense. As noted in the text, some data are weak, and the metrics and models relating them to each other and to economic and social outcomes …
