http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress Noshir Contractor Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:05:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CHENNAI: Chandrayaan-1, now on its way to the moon, has cost less than one-tenth of the Indian Premier League (IPL) rights bagged by Sony Entertainment. Rocket science may be no match for cricket when it comes to listing some of India's favourite things, but the frugality of its space odyssey could ... http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/26/india/how-india-flew-to-the-moon-economy-class-india-the-times-of-india/ From Valdis Krebs: How many NOTs in your network? [NOT = Non-Obvious Tie] You probably can't answer that, because the connections are... n o n - o b v i o u s . Ties/links/connections/relationships that are not obvious to me may be obvious to someone else, and vice versa. Unfortunately, the knowledge of ... http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/21/networks/the-network-thinker-non-obvious-ties/ Tenure-Track & Open Rank Positions in Media, Technology, and Society @ Northwestern University The Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University’s School of Communication seeks to hire three tenure-track appointments beginning September 1, 2009.  Two positions will be at the level of assistant professor, and one will be open as ... http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/21/general/tenure-track-open-rank-positions-in-media-technology-and-society-northwestern-university/ CONNECTED - THE POWER OF SIX DEGREES - ABC/BBC/DISCOVERY/SCIENCE CHANNEL - network film http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1Cb9qj3qQ http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/19/networks/connected-the-power-of-six-degrees-abcbbcdiscoveryscience-channel-network-film/ http://catalyst.harvard.edu/home.html Using social networking to breakdown research silos By John Halamka On September 4, a group of collaborators at Harvard launched a new website called Catalyst <http://catalyst.harvard.edu/home.html>  that is publicly available. I encourage you to visit it. This site is remarkable in many ways. It brings together all the people, lifelong learning, and resources ... http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/01/networks/using-social-networking-to-breakdown-research-silos-by-john-halamka/ http://www.ncess.ac.uk/conference-09/ Submission categories include: full and short papers, posters, demos, workshops, tutorials and panels. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following: - Case studies of the application of e-Social Science methods to substantive social science research problems - Case studies of e-Research, including benefits and problems in ... http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/01/networks/call-for-papers-5th-international-conference-on-e-social-science-cologne/ The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/07/17/networks/networks-research/the-end-of-theory-the-data-deluge-makes-the-scientific-method-obsolete/ caBIG and population science � University of Washington Public Health Grid Node http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/07/07/networks/cabig-and-population-science-%ef%bf%bd-university-of-washington-public-health-grid-node/ 'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft' | The Onion - America's Finest News Source http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/23/technology/warcraft-sequel-lets-gamers-play-a-character-playing-warcraft-the-onion-americas-finest-news-source/ Nosh Contractor's talk on last day at Supernova 2008 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://www.iknowinc.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/06/23/networks/nosh-contractors-talk-on-last-day-at-supernova-2008-on-flickr-photo-sharing/