Another week’s worth of links for you. Of particular note this week are a two studies: Smarter Teams Are More Sensitive, Have More Women? and Empathy’s failures. They’re both interesting in and of themselves, but they’re also interesting because they demonstrate that our beliefs about how society functions are flawed: the first demonstrates that group intelligence isn’t a simple matter of getting a bunch of smart people together, the second demonstrates a paradox in how criminal punishments are meted out. Have a peruse through and let me know what you think.
Copyright:
- Political Forum Fights Back Against Righthaven Copyright Troll Suit 28 September 2010, 8:02 am
- A Field Guide to Copyright Trolls 28 September 2010, 8:07 am
- EFF Supports Microsoft in Seeking to Make it Easier to Invalidate Patents 29 September 2010, 1:23 pm
Environment:
- Boon to Global Shipping: Melting of Arctic Ice Opening up New Routes to Asia 27 September 2010, 7:38 am
- Extreme Makeover: The Watery Future of East Germany’s Coal Mines 28 September 2010, 9:08 am
- BO Attracting Predators to Birds 30 September 2010, 7:07 am
- Back to the Wild: Predatory Cats Return to the Harz Mountains 1 October 2010, 3:58 am
Law:
- Report: Significant cheating by FBI agents on exam 27 September 2010, 3:36 pm
- High court will put audio of every argument on web 29 September 2010, 7:36 am
- FBI Raids and the Criminalization of Dissent 29 September 2010, 9:17 am
- Are Digital Copiers Targets for E-Discovery? 2 October 2010, 12:17 am
- Bank of America delays foreclosures in 23 states 2 October 2010, 2:52 pm
Library / Museum / Archive:
- UGA Researchers Apply Artificial Intelligence to the Study of Gothic Cathedrals 27 September 2010, 10:40 pm
- Part II…”The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration”: Isabel Wilkerson Tracks Exodus of Blacks from US South 29 September 2010, 9:35 am
- Trampling Skews Artifact Dates by Thousands of Years? 29 September 2010, 9:47 am
- GCs: Legal Directories Out, Online Searches In 30 September 2010, 2:15 am
- Study: Audio recordings of US history fading fast 30 September 2010, 6:38 am
- Libraries launch apps to sync with iPod generation 30 September 2010, 7:33 am
- Reunification Renovations: A Massive Facelift for Eastern Germany 30 September 2010, 7:49 am
- Mapping Ancient Germania: Berlin Researchers Crack the Ptolemy Code 1 October 2010, 8:45 am
- ‘Paradise’ found: 70-ton elephant at S.F. Port 2 October 2010, 11:42 pm
Miscellany:
- Despite economy, Americans don’t want farm work 27 September 2010, 3:21 pm
- WGBH, ACM Celebrate ‘Dot Diva’ Launch to Reshape Image of Computing for High School Girls 27 September 2010, 10:38 pm
- Why we fight: Men check out in stressful situations, while women show increased brain coordination when looking at angry faces 28 September 2010, 8:00 pm
- Recession rips at US marriages, expands income gap 29 September 2010, 7:36 am
- Census: Women Closing in on Male-Dominated Fields 29 September 2010, 8:53 am
- Women’s pay still less than for men, study says 30 September 2010, 7:43 am
- Are you smarter than a Christian? 30 September 2010, 10:43 am
- Smarter Teams Are More Sensitive, Have More Women? 30 September 2010, 3:07 pm
- Surprise: Solar System “Force Field” Shrinks Fast 30 September 2010, 3:20 pm
- Hamburg Bank Scandal: Ex-Government Spokesman Spread Child Porn Investigation Rumors 1 October 2010, 2:55 am
- Whale Snot, Cursing Away Pain Among 2010 Ig Nobels 1 October 2010, 9:23 am
- Empathy’s failures 1 October 2010, 4:01 pm
Net Neutrality:
- An Open Letter From Internet Engineers to the Senate Judiciary Committee 28 September 2010, 2:34 pm
- House Democrats Shelve ‘Net Neutrality’ Proposal 1 October 2010, 1:52 am
Politics:
- Sanctions from Brussels: New EU Rules Target Countries with Export Surpluses 27 September 2010, 6:46 am
- Continent of Fear: The Rise of Europe’s Right-Wing Populists 28 September 2010, 3:37 am
- Legacy of Versailles: Germany Closes Book on World War I With Final Reparations Payment 28 September 2010, 10:00 am
- Governor vetoes university transparency bill 1 October 2010, 11:02 pm
Politics – Israel / Palestine:
- SAfrican school presses Israelis on Palestinians 30 September 2010, 7:43 am
- Peace talks come and go, but a settlement grows 2 October 2010, 10:01 pm
- Palestinians back Abbas on settlement slowdown 2 October 2010, 10:01 pm
Politics – Roma:
- Roma Expulsions Row: EU to Launch Legal Action Against France 29 September 2010, 7:14 am
- France’s Gypsy deportations draw EU legal action 1 October 2010, 11:11 am
Privacy:
- Government Seeks Back Door Into All Our Communications 27 September 2010, 12:06 pm
- Report: US would make Internet wiretaps easier 27 September 2010, 4:55 pm
- Understanding What ‘Project Shield America’ Means 27 September 2010, 10:35 pm
- U.S. Wants to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet 27 September 2010, 10:38 pm
- Schwarzenegger signs e-personation bill 29 September 2010, 12:07 am
- Pioneer Iran blogger sentenced to 19 years prison 29 September 2010, 7:36 am
- Thai Webmaster Arrested for Online Speech 29 September 2010, 8:17 am
- India’s Surveillance Plan Said to Deter Business 29 September 2010, 8:53 am
- Victory: Internet Censorship Bill is Delayed, For Now 30 September 2010, 10:02 am
Robotics:
- Better surgery with new surgical robot with force feedback 29 September 2010, 11:00 am
- Flying Robot Swarm Takes Off 1 October 2010, 9:18 am
Security:
- In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue 1 October 2010, 9:17 am
- Smartphone Apps Harvest, Spread Personal Info 1 October 2010, 9:18 am
Social Media:
- Labor Disputes Arising out of Social Media 27 September 2010, 10:34 pm
- The Role of Social Media in Sentencing Advocacy 29 September 2010, 2:07 am
Technology:
- Automated Biometric Recognition Technologies ‘Inherently Fallible,’ Better Science Base Needed 27 September 2010, 10:38 pm
- Google Researching Real-Time Frustration Detection 27 September 2010, 10:39 pm
- Rice Growers Turn to Computer for Advice, Predictions 27 September 2010, 10:39 pm
- Saying High-Tech Is a Meritocracy Doesn’t Make It So 29 September 2010, 8:55 am
- In Schmidt’s vision, Google will search before you even ask 30 September 2010, 8:35 am
- Computers to Read Your Body Language? 1 October 2010, 9:16 am
- Feelings by Phone 1 October 2010, 9:17 am
- EU Losing the Race to Fund IT Research 1 October 2010, 9:18 am
- Volunteers keep eye on firms’ open-source use 2 October 2010, 11:40 pm
- 1 large trader led to May 6 stock market plunge 3 October 2010, 2:41 am
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