Turadg Aleahmad's Bookmarks Tagged With "academia"

Flat World Knowledge - open college textbooks?

http://www.flatworldknowledge.com/minisite/
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Flat World Knowledge LLC Alpha Web Site
- Tags: open-source, academia, collaboration, education
- Saved by Turadg Aleahmad on April 16, 2008.
Academics salaries lower than automobile industry worker salary?

http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/2007/academics-salaries-lower-than-automobile-industry-worker-salary/
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good quote from the comments: "I have known auto workers and PhDs. You would go a long way to find a PhD who could work an auto plant job. From this I conclude that a PhD isn't worth an auto worker's pay. I know a UAW guy from Allison Transmis… More
- Tags: academia, economics
- Saved by Turadg Aleahmad on July 15, 2007.
APS Observer - Twelve Tips for Reviewers

http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2157
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- Tags: academia, practical
- Saved by Turadg Aleahmad on May 06, 2007.
Dark Matter, a Tale of Power and Intrigue in the Lab, Based on Real Life - Movies - Science - New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/science/27dark.html?ex=1332648000&en=320d7eecb25490f6&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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A new independent film explores the bond between a student and graduate advisor that turned lethal.
- Tags: education, film, academia
- Saved by Turadg Aleahmad on March 27, 2007.
Advice on understanding related work

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jmankoff/advice.html
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- Tags: academia, writing, education
- Saved by Turadg Aleahmad on January 29, 2007.
Do institutional review boards stifle free speech?

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/01/do_institutiona.html
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Basically, yes. Most IRBs are over the top
- Tags: academia, research
- Saved by Turadg Aleahmad on January 21, 2007.