Innovations in Reference Management
Earlier today I attended the fabulous Innovations in Reference Management workshop in Birmingham organized by Owen Stephens from Open University. Owen has written some blog posts summarizing the...
View ArticleReference Management with the iPad
The iPad was released six months ago, and we already have several reference managers available for the platform. Reading the PDF of a scientific paper on an iPad is a positive experience, and to me...
View ArticleNature.com iPhone app updated
Earlier this year I wrote about the Nature.com iphone application that was released in February. Two weeks ago the app was updated with the following changes: Access to abstracts from additional...
View ArticleCarl Zimmer on “Brain Cuttings” and the Future of Books
Carl Zimmer is one of the most astute, nimble, and lyrical science writers alive. In books like The Tangled Bank, Parasite Rex, and Soul Made Flesh, he explores the history and frontiers of discovery...
View ArticleHaving an impact (factor) and other stories from Gregory Petsko
Biologist Gregory Petsko has written a monthly column for the journal Genome Biology since the journal launched in 2000. To mark the 10th anniversary of the column and the journal, Genome Biology...
View ArticleNow in your DeepDyve store: Nature papers to rent
Articles published in Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Cell Biology, Nature Medicine or Nature Chemical Biology are now available for renting from DeepDyve. Downloading or printing is not possible,...
View ArticleNature.com iPad app released today
Today nature.com released their iPad reader application. The app gives users access to Nature News and abstracts from Nature, Nature Genetics, Nature Medicine, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Physics,...
View ArticleAutism roundtable, Part I: Angry parents, disability rights, and living in a...
It’s been almost four years since I began work researching and reporting on autism. The bulk of that work was focused on my book The Panic Virus, which examines the spurious fears over a connection...
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