Director of Taxonomy Needed

To be as helpful as possible to those in the fields of taxonomy, indexing, ontology, etc., we are sharing career opportunities that we find with our readers. Even if you are not in the market for a career move, it is always good to stay on top of what is available and how the fields are…

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Building Trust in Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and publisher of the Science family of journals, has acquired “Peer Review Evaluation” (PRE), a web-based service that promotes public trust in science by making the review of original research more transparent and verifiable. We found this interesting news on Yahoo in their article, “AAAS, Publisher of…

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Friends of Friends

Most online social and dating networks match users with each other based on common keywords and assumed shared interests based on their activity. However, there is a new and different approach with a greater likelihood of positive connections. This interesting information came from Phys.org in their article, “New approach to online compatibility.” Current algorithms work in…

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The Alpha and Omega

The origins of words have long intrigued me. If you watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding, you already know that the origins of all words (at least to Gus Portokalos) began in Greek. This topic came from our favorite vocabulary nerd, the Word Lady, in her blog post, “All is well in my cosmos.” Etymology (in…

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