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Articles Written by: JOHN TIMMER
The unfortunate truth is that this is the way scientists talk. "Lab-speak is full of shortcuts," said physics researcher and Ars contributor Chris Lee. "The way I discuss things internally is not the same way as I present them to the rest of the ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
23 Nov 2009
Blamestorming spreads like the plague: It's a typical experience in a large organization: a project has gone bad, and everybody involved looks to find ways to shift responsibility. But that practice is almost certainly self-defeating, according to a ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
22 Nov 2009
Electronic medical records and the general digitization of medical data and practices are promoted as a way to slow the rapidly inflating costs in the US healthcare system. The push for expanded medical IT has come from the top, with President Obama ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
20 Nov 2009
The Younger Dryas period was an era of extinctions and ecosystem change that occurred just prior to the end of the last ice age. It's also a hot area of research right now, with some researchers suggesting that a comet or meteor struck the earth over ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
20 Nov 2009
The smart grid is rapidly becoming a reality in the US, as utilities have been installing networked monitoring and control equipment, both in their own facilities and in their customers' homes. The pace of these installations should accelerate due to ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
19 Nov 2009
Peer-to-peer filesharing applications have been wildly popular, especially among those interested in accessing pirated software, music, and media. But not everyone who operates a P2P client knows how to properly configure the software, and some clients ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
18 Nov 2009
Each year, human beings put vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through process like the combustion of fossil fuels or clearing land for agriculture. Thankfully, the majority of it doesn't stay there, as there are a number of significant ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
18 Nov 2009
The arrival and rapid spread of the latest strain of H1N1 flu virus, termed S-OIV, raised fears of a dangerous global pandemic. But, as the virus has continued to spread around the globe, initial fears regarding its potential lethality have gradually ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
17 Nov 2009
Late Friday night, Google filed a revised version of its book settlement with the New York court that is overseeing the case. The new version limits the settlement to works published in a handful of English-speaking countries, and contains significant ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
16 Nov 2009
Cheaper pharmaceuticals through computer pop-ups—for real: This one's a randomized clinical trial that targeted the doctors, rather than the patients. Like everyone else, doctors are susceptible to advertising, and will often prescribe an expensive ...
From JOHN TIMMER,
Ars Technica,
15 Nov 2009
