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Giorgio Bertini

The impact of free access to the scientific literature: a review of recent re... - 2 views

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  • Giorgio Bertini on 28 Oct 12
     
    The paper reviews recent studies that evaluate the impact of open access on the behavior of scientists as authors, readers, and citers in developed and developing nations. The paper is a critical review of the literature, with systematic description of key studies. Researchers report that their access to the scientific literature is generally good and improving. There is clear evidence that free access increases the number of article downloads, although its impact on article citations is not clear. Recent studies provide little evidence to support the idea that there is a crisis in access to the scholarly literature. Further research is needed to investigate whether free access is making a difference in non-research contexts and to better understand the dissemination of scientific literature through peer-to-peer networks and other informal mechanisms.
Sean Nash

AI, Robotics, and the Future of Jobs | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life P... - 3 views

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  • “Unlike previous disruptions such as when farming machinery displaced farm workers but created factory jobs making the machines, robotics and AI are different. Due to their versatility and growing capabilities, not just a few economic sectors will be affected, but whole swaths will be. This is already being seen now in areas from robocalls to lights-out manufacturing. Economic efficiency will be the driver. The social consequence is that good-paying jobs will be increasingly scarce."
  • For those who expect AI and robotics to significantly displace human employment, these displacements seem certain to lead to an increase in income inequality, a continued hollowing out of the middle class, and even riots, social unrest, and/or the creation of a permanent, unemployable “underclass”.
  • truck driver is the number-one occupation for men in the U.S.
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  • “Just today, the guy who drives the service car I take to go to the airport [said that he] does this job because his last blue-collar job disappeared from automation. Driverless cars displace him. Where does he go? What does he do for society? The gaps between the haves and have-nots will grow larger. I’m reminded of the line from Henry Ford, who understood he does no good to his business if his own people can’t afford to buy the car.”
  • A consistent theme among both groups is that our existing social institutions—especially the educational system—are not up to the challenge of preparing workers for the technology- and robotics-centric nature of employment in the future.
  • “The jobs that the robots will leave for humans will be those that require thought and knowledge. In other words, only the best-educated humans will compete with machines. And education systems in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world are still sitting students in rows and columns, teaching them to keep quiet and memorize what is told to them, preparing them for life in a 20th century factory.”
  • Autodidacts will do well, as they always have done, but the broad masses of people are being prepared for the wrong economy.”
  • “Robots that collaborate with humans over the cloud will be in full realization by 2025. Robots will assist humans in tasks thus allowing humans to use their intelligence in new ways, freeing us up from menial tasks.”
  • “Many things need to be done to care for, teach, feed, and heal others that are difficult to monetize. If technologies replace people in some jobs and roles, what kinds of social support or safety nets will make it possible for them to contribute to the common good through other means? Think outside the job.”
  • And we can already see some hints of reaction to this trend in the current economy: entrepreneurially-minded unemployed and underemployed people are taking advantages of sites like Etsy and TaskRabbit to market quintessentially human skills. And in response, there is increasing demand for ‘artisanal’ or ‘hand-crafted’ products that were made by a human.
timothypeverhart

Google Chrome for PC Latest Version - 2 views

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Roland Gesthuizen

Ban social media as a distraction? No, it boosts productivity | TechRepublic - 3 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 31 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • That core presence enables workers to complete collective tasks more effectively by giving them a greater freedom over when and where they do their jobs
  • research suggests that knowledge workers who manage their presence successfully and control their responses are better at organising workflow
  • social media is not an entertainment medium with side-benefits for business. “It’s not a by-product. It’s the main thing
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  • warned against organisations treating social media and easy access to it via mobile devices as a distraction for employees. “They said that about email. They said that about the telephone. Businesses should change - social media is a fact of life,”
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 31 Mar 13
     
    "Far from diverting employees from their jobs, social media and smartphones actually make staff more productive - and employers should learn to deal with that new reality. Access to social networks via mobile devices gives staff a "virtual co-presence" with direct benefits for the business in which they work, according to a new study."
Roland Gesthuizen

Japanese Firm Will Deploy Drones For Home Security - Forbes - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 29 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • If a customers’ alarm system indicates an intruder, the drone could be deployed to record the intruders in the process of breaking in. The drone would also be able to make a determination as to whether the police should be called.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 29 Dec 12
     
    "Japanese firm Secom announced this week that it has developed a prototype drone that it intends to develop as part of the home security services that it provides for its customers."
Giorgio Bertini

Directory of Open Access Journals « Learning Sciences of Change - 1 views

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  • Giorgio Bertini on 28 Oct 12
     
    The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. In short a one stop shop for users to Open Access Journals. We define open access journals as journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. From the BOAI definition of "open access" we take the right of users to "read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles" as mandatory for a journal to be included in the directory.
avnees

Why are we giving PulseHRM Lite HRMS Software for Free? - 0 views

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    PulseHRM Lite is your FREE HRMS that is modular, configurable and highly secure cloud based HRMS solution that helps you take care of your routine administrative HR activities so you can spend more time taking care of your employees. Our main focus is to help you understand, how an automated HRMS can revolutionize your workplace by going beyond traditional process. PulseHRM Lite serves as a free trial that never expires. Enjoy!
Roland Gesthuizen

Abe Davis: New video technology that reveals an object's hidden properties | Talk Video... - 1 views

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  • Roland Gesthuizen on 09 May 15
     
    Subtle motion happens around us all the time, including tiny vibrations caused by sound. New technology shows that we can pick up on these vibrations and actually re-create sound and conversations just from a video of a seemingly still object. But now Abe Davis takes it one step further: Watch him demo software that lets anyone interact with these hidden properties, just from a simple video.
nimblechappstech

Caavo is a Box That Aims to Merge All Your TV Streaming Boxes and Services - 0 views

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Caavo TV Streaming Boxes

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  • nimblechappstech on 17 Mar 17
     
    Caavo is a new media company that is blending home entertainment. The Caavo will figure out what device has that content, and then play it on your TV.
Xanthe Clay

What is SharePoint Software Used For? - 1 views

SharePoint is considered an extensive and powerful platform that falls under a category of systems used to maintain content; at the same time, it has a few capabilities that delve into the processe...

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21 Articles | Web Design Tips That Everybody Should Know About - 21 Articles - 0 views

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  • 21 articles on 14 May 13
     
    There are some Web Design Tips for you that help you to make good website.If you're designing a website, you need to look at your website in multiple browsers.
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