Forbes: “Researchers have found that almost all road users break the law, but the reasons for the infractions differ between modes. Motorists break road rules to save time while cyclists do so to save their necks. Reported on JSTOR Daily on August 28, a study initially carried in the Journal of Transport and Land Use… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2022
The World Happiness Report 2022
“This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Happiness Report, which uses global survey data to report how people evaluate their own lives in more than 150 countries worldwide. The World Happiness Report 2022 reveals a bright light in dark times. The pandemic brought not only pain and suffering but also an increase in… Continue Reading
electricityMap
electricityMap – “The leading resource for electricity CO2 data. We provide actionable data quantifying how carbon intensive electricity is on an hourly basis across 50+ countries. The data can be accessed historically, in real time, or as a forecast for the next 24 hours. You can also explore the real time data on the electricityMap… Continue Reading
Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production Within Paris-compliant Carbon Budgets
Calverley, D., & Anderson, K. (2022). Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production Within Paris-compliant Carbon Budgets. Tyndall Center for Climate Research, The University of Manchester, 22 March 2022 “To comply with the carbon budget for a 50:50 chance of not exceeding 1.5°C of warming requires immediate and deep cuts in the production of all fossil… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 20, 2022
Via LLRX– Pete Recommends Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 20, 2022 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and… Continue Reading
Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress
CRS Report – Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress Updated March 17, 2022: “The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s. In recent years, the United States has… Continue Reading
Two Expert Librarians and a webinar – US and international elections
“Join GODORT’s Help! and PPIRS Professional Development webinar series for a joint session on U.S. and international elections. Two experts in the political science and government documents community will provide search strategies and resources for conducting research on domestic and international elections, including finding raw and aggregated data. Catherine Morse of the University of Michigan… Continue Reading
How to secure your home and office network: The best DNS blockers and firewalls
ZDNet: “How secure is your home or office network? I’ll assume you already have an antimalware/antivirus solution in place, such as Windows Security, which is built into Windows 10 and Windows 11 (and which I believe works particularly well). But antivirus isn’t enough. Escalating international tensions — coupled with an ever-increasing number of professionals working remotely… Continue Reading
U.S. Senators Introduce SMART Copyright Act to Combat Piracy
TorrentFreak: “U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy have introduced the SMART Copyright Act of 2022. The bill requires online hosting services to implement standard technical protection measures, designated by the Copyright Office. Rightsholders see the proposal as a great step forward to protect creators, while opponents classify it as a filtering tool that will… Continue Reading
Legal Research as a Collective Enterprise: An Examination of Data Availability in Empirical Legal Scholarship
Matthews, Abigail and Rantanen, Jason, Legal Research as a Collective Enterprise: An Examination of Data Availability in Empirical Legal Scholarship (March 14, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4057663 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4057663 “This study is the first extensive examination of the degree to which the information underlying empirical legal studies is available for other researchers to review, use… Continue Reading
Return to Office plan
Harry’s, Inc.’s Post: “Hybrid work is our new normal, and navigating hybrid norms is no easy feat. Our goal at Harry’s, Inc. has been to create a safe space for our team members to get curious, make mistakes, and learn on this journey of hybrid work. To make the transition back to a physical office… Continue Reading
Net Zero Tracker and Green Finance Measures Database
Net Zero Tracker – “We analyse all countries and territories, every region in the 25 largest emitting countries and all cities with 500,000+ inhabitants… The Green Finance Measures Database includes policy and regulatory measures issued by public authorities, including governments, central banks, financial regulators, and public financial institutions. For more information on the database please see the… Continue Reading
