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Knowledge and knowledge systems, especially knowledge applied to economic development, plus random thoughts.
- Added on: Sep 14th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: John Daly
- Listed in: International Affairs Science
- Tags: science technology Computers development knowledge ict
Recent Posts
Potential Future Impact as an Input to Selective Dissemination of Information
My friend Julianne brought this article to my attention:Neylon C, Wu S (2009) Article-Level Metrics and the Evolution of Scientific Impact. PLoS Biol 7(11): e1000242. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000242It is useful, but it seems to confound indices of i...
Total Factor Productivity is a Key Measurement, But How Do You Increase it?
Source: The Economist"The OECD publishes figures for its rich-country members. These show that since 1990, average TFP growth has been remarkably similar in America, Japan, Germany, Britain and France, at around 1% a year. A recent report by And...
Hans Rosling at the State Department in September
Energy Future Use
Source: The EconomistIf you focus on the left hand side of this graph you can see how disproportionate is the use of energy by the less than 5 percent of people who live in the United States (who use most of the energy in North America). If you look ...
Skytopia Unravels the 3D Mandelbrot Fractile
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Source: The New York TimesI quote:lobbyists, employed by Genentech and by two Washington law firms, were remarkably successful in getting the statements printed in the Congressional Record under the names of different members of Congress.Genentech, a...
