Posts Tagged ‘United Nations’
Why Wikipedia will never beat Britannica
Posted at 4:29 am | Filed Under Viewpoint, Wikipedia
I received this in the mailbox from Encyclopedia Britannica
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A Sample of Encyclopædia Britannica’s Distinguished Contributors
Sigmund Freud
The term psychoanalysis does not appear (or at least is not indexed) in the Encyclopædia Britannica until well into the 20th century. The first treatment of psychoanalysis as a subject unto itself appeared in the Thirteenth Edition, written by leading [...]
Another Open Letter to the UN
Posted at 11:23 am | Filed Under Science
Its a sign of the times I suppose that large numbers of scientists and others feel the need to send open letters to political leaders. These sort of political acts happen when supposedly open scientific channels become blocked by individuals or organizations wishing to end debate.
This one is to Ban Ki-Moon, current UN Secretary General:
Open [...]