Learning with the Fang

What was the catalyst for my decision to begin the second half of my career at the University of Adelaide?
THIS Podcast which led to a meeting with Professor Tanya Monro - Chair of Photonics and as of yesterday Federation Fellow!
UPDATE: The Photonics team was on ABC Catalyst, 4:30 video HERE.
Some of you would know that […]

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Some things of interest noticed in the last week of April, 2008.
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Research on Research - interesting program described by Susan Metros
Open notebook science - introduction by the creator of usefulchem wiki
MIT’s Hal Abelson talks about his long history with the intellectual commons
Johnny Lee urges researchers like him to embrace online […]

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Dear RAA,
(Royal Australian Automobile Association of South Australia) I have always loved your work and plan to keep it that way. But we need to have a serious talk about going too far with your CRM* and learn to deal with the upcoming inversion of VRM*.
You see, I have always been happy at membership renewal […]

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I am working on an interesting video project with the edna team. Our esteemed leader, Mr John Travers has issued a ‘grassroots video challenge’:
If you have a go, you will in return get my undying respect, affection and gratitude not to mention professional regard at being a venturesome person. I have made a little invitation […]

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Not sure if I’ve got this right or simply leaped to a hasty conclusion:

Collaborate, Hierarchy, Top Down
Cooperate, Mesh, Bottom Up

Slide 43 from this excellent talk made me think it so:

Hoping someone will jump in and correct me if I am being too concrete.
Listen to the whole talk and note the subtle difference between cooperation and […]

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