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Studying music July 7, 2008

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Via Neurophilosophy, I learn of a .pdf version (free!) from Nature combining a series of recent essays about current scientific inquiry into music. Duly added to my overlong reading list.

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Naturally opposed July 3, 2008

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Several blogs over at ScienceBlogs are discussing a recent review of PLoS, a major open access organization, in Nature. Their opinions of the piece are not very high. Here’s Gene Expression, whose post lists out several others on the subject; here’s Greg Laden’s Blog, which brings a broader discussion of peer review into the discussion; and here’s Living the Scientific LIfe, which has what I think is the best summary of the main points in the review, and the problems with them.

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JSTOR OA June 2, 2008

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A post at Knowledge Problem about making JSTOR open access.

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free evolution May 20, 2008

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Via Babel’s Dawn, I learn of April’s issue of the Journal of Anatomy, and the fact that its articles, reviewing current human evolutionary science, are free to download: Edmund Blair Bolles notes that it’s “as handy as an up-to-date textbook.” I’ve got my eyes on this one, about evolutionary changes in our brains and their relation to cognition.

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OAD May 7, 2008

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Via A Blog Around the Clock, I learn of the Open Access Directory — a wiki for keeping track of open access resources.

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OA SCIAM April 22, 2008

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Via a friend (thanks, Ben!):

Scientific American on open access.

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students of the world unite February 12, 2008

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Bora Zivkovic points us to openstudents.org — a student-centered blog about open access and, hopefully, the future of the scientific endeavor.

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radio free books December 31, 2007

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Via Knowledge Problem, it’s LibriVox, which is, as Lynne Kiesling says, “…a volunteer project in which volunteers read books that are in the public domain; you can download them as MP3s to listen to.” ‘Nuff said.

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I heart PLoS November 19, 2007

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If you haven’t figured it out yet: I’m a big fan of open access. I’m also a big fan of online publishing, and allowing more interaction in scientific publication.

So, I have to say that I love what PLoS is doing, as indicated in this post on Nigersaurus over at Bora’s PLoS Blog:

“Under the fold is a choice collection of links to some of the most interesting reports and blog posts, but this should not stop you from adding your ratings, discussions and annotations to the article itself.”

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