PHYS.org: “A new paper published April 24, 2024 in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew presents the most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life. Using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code from more than 9,500 species covering almost 8,000 known flowering… Continue Reading
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The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Research in the Legal Profession
Biresaw, Samuel Maireg, The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Research in the Legal Profession (December 15, 2023). Upcoming in International Journal of Law and Society, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4727017 – “Legal research is an indispensable skill for lawyers. It is always necessary for lawyers to engage in legal research in due course to solve various legal… Continue Reading
A database of useful biological numbers
“In BioNumbers we aim to enable you to find in one minute any useful molecular biology number that can be important for your research. BioNumbers currently attracts >3000 visitors a month from over 50 countries. To cite BioNumbers please refer to: Milo et al. Nucl. Acids Res. (2010) 38 (suppl 1): D750-D753. When using a… Continue Reading
It’s the End of the Web as We Know It
The Atlantic [unpaywalled] – A great public resource is at risk of being destroyed. By Judith Donath and Bruce Schneier: “The web has become so interwoven with everyday life that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary accomplishment and treasure it is. In just a few decades, much of human knowledge has been collectively written… Continue Reading
Green’s Dictionary of Slang
“Green’s Dictionary of Slang is the largest historical dictionary of English slang. Written by Jonathon Green over 17 years from 1993, it reached the printed page in 2010 in a three-volume set containing nearly 100,000 entries supported by over 400,000 citations from c. AD 1000 to the present day. The main focus of the dictionary… Continue Reading
America’s AI job hotspots, mapped
Axios: “San Jose, Seattle and San Francisco are the country’s AI job hotspots, a new analysis finds — though some other perhaps more surprising metros round out the top 10. Why it matters: As AI emerges as the hottest new thing in tech, cities outside Silicon Valley have a chance to get in on the… Continue Reading
Eli Burnstein on the Subtle Nuances of the English Language
Yes, But Can You Really Explain the Difference Between Morals and Ethics? From Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning by Eli Burnstein. Copyright © 2024. Available from Union Square and Co. Continue Reading
How to delete your search history
Proton VPN: “Your search history is a window into your inner life. Anyone with access to it knows what your hobbies and interests are, your sexual orientation and preferences, the things that worry you (for example your medical concerns), your political affiliations, your financial situation, and much more. In this article, we’ll explore why it’s… Continue Reading
One Newsletter I Always Make Time to Read
There are a lot of great newsletters out there. These are the ones your favorite newsletter writers never miss. By Claire Zulkey and Dan Oshinsky: “We subscribe to a lot of newsletters. When you work in the newsletter space, you subscribe to just about anything that seems interesting — sometimes because you want to read… Continue Reading
CENDI modernizes Science.gov
To include updates on federal open science, public access, and scientific integrity efforts – “CENDI, a volunteer membership organization of U.S. federal scientific and technical information (STI) managers, recently launched an updated version of its flagship STI federated search product, Science.gov. Key updates include a modernized look and feel, and centralized access to federal agency… Continue Reading
Follow Podcasts and Music feeds on the Fediverse
Podcast AP: “PodcastAP uses the PodcastIndex.org API, the Mastodon API and a user’s subscription feeds imported via OPML to follow Podcast, Music and other feeds on the Fediverse. The feeds are bridged from the XML feed to the Podcast Index database to the Podcast Index Activity Pub bridge (ap.podcastindex.org). When a user logs in using… Continue Reading
OpenAI GPTs: Creating Your Own Custom AI Assistants
Open Culture: “Last fall, OpenAI started letting users create custom versions of ChatGPT–ones that would let people create AI assistants to complete tasks in their personal or professional lives. In the months that followed, some users created AI apps that could generate recipes and meals. Others developed GPTs to create logos for their businesses. You… Continue Reading
