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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Eurosphere agenda: “The European Commission’s new anti-leak strategy has been leaked…

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It’s almost too perfect. The European Commission’s new anti-leak strategy has been leaked.
European refugees and Twitter

The political parties, professions and media that were registered as the most active in the Twitter storm #DiaMundialdelosRefugiados were those from the centre left.

Candles next to an image of Aylan Kurdi, during a gathering to condemn the death of migrants on their way to Europe, in Barcelona, September, 2015.Emilio Morenatti/Press Association.

“A large dysfunctional family”: reflections on the Labour party conference

The conference saw an emboldened Left and a dejected Blairite camp, both struggling to come to terms with the new political terrain.

John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn. Photo: Stefan Rousseau / PA Wire/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.

Sexism row grips German politics and shakes CDU
German CDU politician Jenna Behrends sparks a furore about sexism after a male colleague called her a “sweet mouse”.

Welcoming refugees despite the state

Cities and activists across Europe are fighting their national governments to better welcome refugees.

Bue Rübner Hansen explains Barcelona’s project of bringing refugees into the city. Duration: 2:00.

 

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Friday, July 22, 2016

An Inside Higher Ed interview with the author of “The Academic’s Guide to Social Media” -Cyberculture roundup…

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 Carrigan Q&A

Author discusses book on how and why academics should use social media for scholarly purposes.

July 22, 2016

Writing about social media is “dangerous,” according to Mark Carrigan, a sociologist and academic technologist at the University of Warwick, in Britain. In the time to take to finish a book on the topic, platforms launch and die, and fads come and go.

But he has written a book about it anyway. His Social Media for Academics (SAGE Publications) is not meant to be the final word on the topic, but a guidebook to how academics can use social media to publicize their work, build their networks and manage information — and how to find the time.

Ant colonies could inspire better network algorithms and robot swarms

Colonies of ants base decisions like where to establish a nest based on their population density. Scientists theorize that ants can estimate how many of their kind are around by randomly exploring the area and bumping into other ants. New research from MIT computer scientists not only supports this theory but could also be used to analyze social networks, improve robot swarms, and yield improve algorithms for networked communications in distributed computing applications. From MIT News:

‘Pokémon Go’ has a hidden benefit

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Some Pokémon Go players have taken to Twitter to discuss the possible mental health benefits of playing the game.

Newlywed honeymoons without husband, copes through Facebook photo comedy

Who needs a honey to have a great honeymoon?

The woman who honeymooned without her husband

A woman whose husband couldn’t get a visa for their honeymoon in Greece goes without him – and has her picture taken at every location to show how much she misses him.
These are the new computers Facebook created to accelerate its machine learning research.

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