delib

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   by delib 8y ago

   > people that simply feel something about a tiny corner of the whole picture Why is this about the author's feelings? There are plenty of links in the piece to underlying data sources, and these show that the problems mentioned don&
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   “She paid for everything”: Misadventure with a magician of Manhattan(vanityfair.com)

   2 points by delib 8y ago|0 comments
3. 33.▲
   by delib 9y ago

   > be much better supported by typical social science approaches This implies that linear regression is not a typical social science method. If you review articles in sociology or political science journals, you will find that many articl
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   The ISOTYPE, data visualization from the 1920s(eagereyes.org)

   1 points by delib 9y ago|0 comments
5. 35.▲
   by delib 9y ago

   Here's a map showing where it's quicker to walk: http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2003/10/london_tube_map.h...
6. 36.▲
   by delib 9y ago

   Right (although this depends on the journal). But these problems are a function of Elsevier's immense market power as well.
7. 37.▲
   by delib 9y ago

   Elsevier does provide a service.* They manage paper submissions, format papers, sometimes edit them, publish them, etc. Without Elsevier (or other traditional publishers), this work has to be done elsewhere. It thus may make sense for unive
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   Germany vs. Elsevier: universities win temporary free journal access(nature.com)

   603 points by delib 9y ago|143 comments