There’s no way I’m gonna call this “music“, but it can go in my “fun” blog-category. Playing songs with your hands… Here’s Michael Blowhard with the story.
→ Read more Day: May 15, 2007
Does self-citation pay?
I am not completely convinced by the methodology employed (particularly by the way causality is ultimately dealt with) in this article from Scientometrics, but this is certainly a very interesting question (download PDF) and it is also true that not many have so far looked at the incentives to self-cite oneself.
→ Read more Topul universitatilor din Romania pe 2007. Si despre specializarea UBB in religie (sau mai degraba, in JSRI)
Ad Astra a publicat ierarhia universitatilor din Romania in 2007 (bazata pe articolele indexate ISI in 2006). Razvan Florian da o serie de detalii, inclusiv link-uri catre preluari mass media, aici. → Read more
Romanian politics: “dizzying heights of absurdity”
An interesting article in The Times about the ongoing political scandal in Romania. I agree with the part of “dizzying heights of absurdity“. The rest is not impartial. → Read more