Where are the books? Libraries under fire as they shift from print to digital.
À lire dans le Washington Post.
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Alternative Search Engines
JOSHUA COHEN New York Times At the same time, I was investigating the more practical, or just more traditional, alternatives to Google: Bing (owned by Microsoft), Yahoo (operated by Google back then and by Bing now), Info.com (an aggregator of Yahoo/Bing, Google and others) and newer sites like DuckDuckGo and IxQuick (which don’t track your…
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Une abonnée nous signale deux sites
50 photos de la Libération de Paris se fondent dans le présent Golem13 Why the last of the JFK files could embarrass the CIA Politico
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Infotopia
Infotopia is an academic search engine designed for “students, teachers, and especially homeschoolers.” Infotopia uses a Google custom search to provide accesses to previously vetted websites selected by librarians, teachers, and educational professionals.Rounding out this powerful search feature, Infotopia provides tabs on a series of different topics, from Arts to Biography to Games to Health….
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Brite Pauchet, journaliste scientifique, nous signale deux articles:
I Fooled Millions Into Thinking Chocolate Helps Weight Loss. Here’s How. io9 “Slim by Chocolate!” the headlines blared. A team of German researchers had found that people on a low-carb diet lost weight 10 percent faster if they ate a chocolate bar every day. It made the front page of Bild, Europe’s largest daily newspaper, just beneath their update about the Germanwings…
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Reuters: Technology News
For those who like to keep up on the fast-breaking news of the tech industry, the Reuters section dedicated to technology stories will not disappoint. Recent articles have covered everything from Apple’s profit margin on the Apple Watch to an American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) app designed to record police. Readers may Browse By Page…
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Pour les amateurs d’opéra : 15 European Opera Houses to Offer Free Online Streaming
New York Times A free showing of Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be streamed live from Madrid’s Teatro Real on Friday, inaugurating a new program backed by the European Union in which some of Europe’s top houses will stream performances free to make opera more accessible. The operas — from 15 presenters including the Vienna State…