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Good grates for ReConf Talks

The Organizers of ReConf 2013 just distributed the results from the feedback sheets.  Participants had to rate presentations on a scale from 1 (very good) to 4 (mediocre).  The best grade of all talks was 1.35, the worst was 3.43.  I had two presentations. Werkzeuggestützte Konsistenz zwischen Anforderungen und Spezifikation Fachlichkeit 1,58 Vortragsstil 1,74 Qualität…

ARcTIC 2012

In less than a month, the conference ARcTIC 2012 takes place in Bologna.  The final program has just been published on ARcTIC’s website, and is divided in the following three parts: The ARcTIC symposium, that will open the event, discussing about innovation from an Academic perspective and presenting innovation possibilities coming from research. The Tech-pull…

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Dijkstra – The Three Golden Rules for Successful Scientific Research

For personal reference posted here: “Raise your quality standards as high as you can live with, avoid wasting your time on routine problems, and always try to work as closely as possible at the boundary of your abilities. Do this, because it is the only way of discovering how that boundary should be moved forward.”…

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The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge

Not exactly new (the Challenge has been running since 1964), but still interesting: The James Randi Educational Foundation challenges people with paranormal capabilities to present them in laboratory conditions.  So far, never claimed the money.  Next time somebody claims to get a headache from cell phone radiation, recommend that person to apply.