Author: Christian DeFeo
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Mendeley Brainstorm: Open Data – The Wave of the Future?
“Pirate Politics” are on the march. The Pirate Party of Iceland tripled their representation in the October election. Many organisations, including the Mozilla Foundation, are clamouring for copyright reform to allow more data sharing. Is Open Data the wave of the future? What are the downsides? We are looking for the most well thought out…
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Mendeley Brainstorm – Climate Change – We Have a Winner!
Many thanks to all those who entered the Mendeley Brainstorm related to Climate Change; picking a winner given all the well thought out answers was not a straightforward matter, however in the end, we selected Vinisha Varghese’s (of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore) response: The answer is slightly more complex than a simple…
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Mendeley Brainstorm: Hacking – How Secure Are We?
Recently, a nuclear power plant was hacked. According to Reuters, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the attack “caused some problems” and the plant had to “take some precautionary measures.” Given the increased prevalence of internet-enabled applications, how vulnerable are we to cyber-attacks and what can be done to prevent them? We…
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Mendeley Brainstorm: Climate Change – Too Little, Too Late?
2016 is set to be the hottest year on record. Rising sea levels have already forced out entire communities; melting permafrost may have unleashed an anthrax epidemic in Russia. In response, the United States and China have promised to curb their carbon emissions. However, is this a case of too little, too late? We are…
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Mendeley Brainstorm – Augmented Reality – We Have a Winner!
Many thanks to all those who entered the Mendeley Brainstorm related to Augmented Reality; picking a winner given all the well thought out answers was not a straightforward matter, however in the end, we selected Carol from the University of Manitoba’s response: I think a really obvious app for AR would be an emotion recognition…
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