This looks pretty awesome!! DuoSkin temporary tattoos, which can be made at home and wash off in a day, use the electrodes present in inexpensive gold leaf to create a conductive surface Researchers design metallic body art that can control…
University students, you are being watched
You are being watched and tracked “to help understand learning processes” – really???? And if I wanted to do this for a research project, rather than for business purposes (student “engagement” is about student retention, which means students continuing to be…
Good set of articles on open research and its challenges
Could Open Research benefit Cambridge University researchers? Lauren Cadwallader, Joanna Jasiewicz, Marta Teperek, Unlocking Research, 2016/08/09 Good series from the University of Cambridge Office of Scholarly Communications on the challenges facing contemoporary scientific research. Here’s the list of articles: The mis-measurement problem – 11…
Students taught pseudo scientific “rubbish”, experts warn
A popular teaching style embraced by teachers across Australia has been condemned as nothing more than a fad. Source: Students taught pseudo scientific “rubbish”, experts warn Yay this guy for calling out the “rubbish” – in this case, teaching to…
Census: The ABS has been quietly holding on to our names
Sadly, this sort of stuff doesn’t even surprise me, but it is a total breach of ethics. It is so difficult to do ethical academic research, whereas private and government organisations seem to be completely outside any sort of ethics jurisdiction! They…
Manchester City signs first eSports player
Source: Manchester City signs first eSports player So, apparently Kieran Brown will be representing Manchester City in eSports tournaments and fan events around the world playing the FIFA soccer video game. The lines between physical sports leagues and video game…