The second instance of interesting Web sites from our friend Peter Squire:
Top Articles for the week
- Happiness 101
- That was 2006 – a review of the year’s top stories and pictures http://www.nature.com/news/specials/2006/index.html
- Most Important Science Stories of 2006
- A Robot in Every Home http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=9312A198-E7F2-99DF-31DA639D6C4BA567
Fun stories of the week
- Becky award (people or organizations who have made outstanding contributions to linguistic misinformation)- Linguistic Nonsense http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6717017
Website/Radio Show/Book
- Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) http://www.ctaresource.com/
- Stand-In Moms’ Warm Hearts, Fill Stomachs http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6682127
- The Buzz over Energy Drinks- How much Caffeine is to much? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6720000
- For a Healthy Brain in Old Age, Start Early http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6719135
Biology
- A Fast, Sensitive Virus Detector http://www.technologyreview.com/Nanotech/18028/
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease: a 360° view – top papers on the subject gathered by Nature http://www.nature.com/360/index.htm
General
- Virginia Sets Example for Communication Readiness
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6716152
Military
Robots
- Mars Rovers Are Taught New Tricks http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6224509.stm
Software
Technology
- Citing Problems, U.S. Bars Lab From Testing Electronic Voting http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/washington/04voting.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
- Wikipedia Links Used to Build Smart Reading Lists
- Ensuring You Find What You Seek
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