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Read this lovely short book "On Bullshit". It succinctly and elegantly describes what it is. Very useful if you want to

Read this lovely short book "On Bullshit". It succinctly and elegantly describes what it is. Very useful if you want to better understand whether you (or someone else) is lying or crafting some finely wrought bullshit.
Source: princeton.edu

Could this evidence suggest dietary guidelines work or is there something else going on in Japan? "Quality of diet and

Could this evidence suggest dietary guidelines work or is there something else going on in Japan? "Quality of diet and mortality among Japanese men and women: Japan Public Health Center based prospective study" Kayo Kurotani. Shamima Akter. Ikuko Kashino. Atsushi Goto. Tetsuya Mizoue. Mitsuhiko Noda....
Source: bmj.com

Dutch police claim they can crack PGP-encrypted BlackBerrys | ExtremeTech: A new report from Dutch authorities claims that

Dutch police claim they can crack PGP-encrypted BlackBerrys | ExtremeTech: A new report from Dutch authorities claims that PGP-encrypted BlackBerrys can be cracked with specialized hardware, illustrating how difficult it is to secure hardware in someone else's possession.
Source: extremetech.com

Cambridgeshire's £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends - A five-year £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends after eight months

Cambridgeshire's £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends - A five-year £800m NHS out-sourcing contract ends after eight months because the company running it failed to achieve what Andrew MacPherson, Managing Director of The NHS Strategic Projects Team that managed the procurement on behalf of the CCG...
Source: bbc.co.uk


Source: elsevierhealth.com

All Editors Quit Top Linguistics Journal To Protest Elsevier's Pricing - Slashdot

All Editors Quit Top Linguistics Journal To Protest Elsevier's Pricing - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

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Journal Resuscitation publishes updated European Resuscitation Council guidelines: Elsevier, a world-leading provider of

Journal Resuscitation publishes updated European Resuscitation Council guidelines: Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the publication of the 2015 European Resuscitation Council guidelines, in the latest issue of journal...
Source: eurekalert.org

Otto-Warburg Medal 2016 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier - BBA Clinical - Elsevier

Otto-Warburg Medal 2016 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier - BBA Clinical - Elsevier
Source: elsevier.com

Turkish man dies after spending 47 years in a state hospital: Hospital staff say a 70-year-old man who died after nearly

Turkish man dies after spending 47 years in a state hospital: Hospital staff say a 70-year-old man who died after nearly half a century in a Turkish ward stayed there ‘because he had nowhere else to go’
Source: theguardian.com