As promised, the folks at NEIU have posted the video of my discussion with Scott Dodelson last week, so here you go: I am in the midst of writing a related post on cosmic tensions, so hopefully I can post that soon as well.

This is the Fourth in a series exploring once-thriving Appalachian towns left behind by shifting energy markets and changing times. One of the most telling monuments to the evolution of education in Eastern Kentucky is the old M.C. Napier High School, perched by the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Hazard.

por Óscar Zárate A menudo la divulgación de la historia se confunde con simplificación sin más: una visión reducida y reduccionista, completamente masticada para consumo del público. El verdadero reto de esa noble labor es hacer digerible el conocimiento histórico sin sacrificar la complejidad propia de los asuntos humanos, en los que no existen las causas únicas ni los finales preestablecidos;

Today, the Rogue Scholar science blog archive launched an important new feature: showing the full-text content (in addition to metadata) of all participating blogs on blog post pages. Rogue Scholar has always stored the full-text internally and made it available via the REST API, as the full-text is needed for archiving and full-text search.

This is the First in a series exploring once-thriving Appalachian towns left behind by shifting energy markets and changing times. Perched along U.S. Highway 421 near the north end of Harlan, Kentucky, the Jones Motel once beckoned travelers with a neon sign, a small hillside swimming pool, and the promise of a cozy night’s rest according to several posts in the ‘I Grew Up in Harlan’ facebook group.

This is the Second in a series exploring once-thriving Appalachian towns left behind by shifting energy markets and changing times. High on Pine Mountain’s crest in eastern Kentucky, a rusted steel skeleton stands watch over the ridges: the Beschman Lookout Tower, better known by its local name — the Putney Fire Tower.

This is the Third in a series exploring once-thriving Appalachian towns left behind by shifting energy markets and changing times. Introduction Deep in the hills of eastern Kentucky, the Bledsoe Mining Company (formally known as Bledsoe Coal Corporation) once thrived as a cornerstone of the local economy.

I recently compared three academic AI search tools: Primo Research Assistant, Web of Science Research Assistant, and Scopus AI for a review article. Why these three? Mainly because they are add-ons to extremely well-established academic search engines or databases: Primo : Owned by Exlibris (a Clarivate company), Primo is one of the four major discovery systems used by universities, often serving as the default library search box.

DOI 10.60804/ZGJX-0K93 Over the last couple of months we have talked with meta-researchers about their work on data, and their perspectives on steps needed to better understand how datasets are used and inform responsible metrics for data.

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Am 28.03.2025 veranstaltete das Projekt OA Datenpraxis (Pampel et al. 2024) das erste Webinar zum Thema ”Erfassung von Publikationskosten an wissenschaftlichen Einrichtungen in Deutschland”. In dem Webinar wurden Ergebnisse einer Umfrage vorgestellt, die im Jahr 2024 durchgeführt wurde.