Tag Archives: science

OLnet Evidence Hub: A Demo

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Rob Farrow

Here’s my short introduction to the OLnet Evidence Hub.  If you’re at all interested in OER you should get involved.  Registration is currently open.

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Open Access in Argentina

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Rob Farrow

In this interview, Dr. Colman-Lerner (Faculty of Engineering, University of La Plata, Argentina) suggests that awareness of OER is largely limited to higher education researchers who are also currently teaching.  He suggests that scientific journals are facing a subscription crisis which could … Continue reading →

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Metaphor and cultural ‘truth’

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Rob Farrow

In the week that The Guardian reports that the UK is investing in a programme for cyber-defence, The Atlantic carries an article which says that US intelligence services are attempting to analyse the use of metaphor in order to uncover … Continue reading →

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This Is Your Brain on Art

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Rob Farrow

Why does Ramachandran continuously feel the need to reassure us that we can gain knowledge about art from neuroscience without losing anything? It seems to presuppose, at the very least, that the other option is a possibility, that looking for … Continue reading →

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Experimental Physics and The Limits Of Human Knowledge

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Rob Farrow

Rolf-Dieter Heuer, director of the CERN nuclear research laboratories, sets out his thoughts on the changing limits of human knowledge in this short article at The European.

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