Rogue Scholar Beiträge

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ComputingScienceBiologieEnglisch
Veröffentlicht in quantixed

The software that we use to do our work is our academic software stack . I often see requests for advice on which software works well. Since recommendations from labs that have road-tested a few options are quite valuable, I thought I would document what we’re currently using and why. I have tried to note if we’ve switched, tried alternatives and if we’re happy. The lab is Mac-based and we prefer FOSS solutions.

Medienwissenschaften und KommunikationswissenschaftenEnglisch
Veröffentlicht in the modern peer
Autor Leal Oburoglu

Just like the anonymous commenter on a reddit thread or a social media post, I think the anonymous reviewer suffers from the “disinhibition effect” that comes with knowing that they cannot be identified. A reviewer “persona” is created and suddenly gives them the option to be especially harsh (sometimes cruel…). Would they have made the same comment face to face, at a conference, for example?

National SecurityBiotechnologyAndere Technische WissenschaftenEnglisch
Veröffentlicht in The Connected Ideas Project
Autor Alexander Titus

There’s a lot of talk these days about “technology races” and “the future of war.” But in biotechnology, we’re not racing toward some far-off sci-fi battlefield, the future has already arrived. Chapter 3 of the NSCEB Final Report makes it brutally clear: The U.S. military is not ready. Not because we lack good scientists. Not because we lack powerful technologies.