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October 13, 2013 8:40 AM
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is a personal Notebook Thanks John Dudley for the following tweet "If you like interesting snippets on all sorts of subjects relevant to academia, information, the world, highly recommended is @grip54 's collection:" La curation de contenus, la mémoire partagée d'une veille scientifique et sociétale
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August 17, 9:33 AM
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August 15, 3:00 AM
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Bis repetita placent ? Le classement de Shanghaï, bégaiement médiatique programmé
Comme chaque année, demain le 15 août, la presse répètera inlassablement la même information : Harvard et les universités américaines écrasent le haut du classement, suivies par les institutions britanniques, avec une inquiétude sur la montée en puissance des universités chinoises. On va décompter des universités françaises dans le Top 100, on n’oubliera pas la mise en avant de Paris-Saclay, puis on citera rapidement le débat sur les biais méthodologiques du classement, histoire de faire semblant de ne pas être naïf. Un marronnier comme celui-ci, c’est du pain béni pour un mois d'août. On prend l'infographie de l'an dernier, on change les couleurs, on appelle trois présidents d’universités ravis d'être dans le top 100, et on passe à autre chose.
En découle un jeu politique totalement prévisible : le gouvernement en profitera immanquablement pour publier un communiqué se félicitant l'excellence de la recherche nationale. Exercice difficile où on admet que le classement est critiquable, mais que notre notre place, elle, est extrêmement rigoureuse.
On s’approche là d’une innovation en "physique quantique administrative" : nos dirigeants, nos journalistes et même bon nombre de nos collègues universitaires réussissent à être dans une superposition d'états parfaite, affichant simultanément un mépris total pour la méthodologie et une fierté absolue pour le résultat. Si comme Schrödinger on ouvre la boite, le chat sera-t-il mort ou vivant ?
Encore une fois, ne nous trompons pas de combat : le débat sur les classements eux-mêmes est biaisé et stérile. Par contre il faut s’interroger sur l’écho médiatique et politique, démesuré et injustifié, de ces classements.
Ne voulant pas perdre plus de temps sur ce sujet, je vous renvoie à l’article ci-dessous et à mes posts précédents...c’est bis repetita aussi, et à mon âge ça commence à s’apparenter à du radotage !
https://lnkd.in/eUdw949H
https://lnkd.in/eS-MKfkk
#shanghairanking #ARWU #classements #université Udice - French Research Universities France Universités
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August 13, 4:41 AM
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I just published: We still publish one paper at a time. Nobody reads science that way anymore
Publishing is stuck in one mode. Reading has already changed.
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August 13, 4:39 AM
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Adoptée par plus de 24 000 médecins français en 6 mois, Vera Health connaît une courbe de croissance au sein du corps médical plus rapide que celle de Doctolib à ses débuts.
Grâce à un moteur de recherche s’appuyant sur 60 millions de documents scientifiques, l’IA délivre en quelques secondes une réponse fiable, sourcée et surlignée dans la littérature officielle.
Capable de s’adapter au temps de réponse d’un urgentiste comme à la lecture d’un long rapport d’oncologie, l’application permet aussi aux hôpitaux d’y croiser leurs propres protocoles internes.
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August 12, 3:59 AM
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August 10, 5:43 AM
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Csaba Szabo is definitely wort
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August 9, 3:26 AM
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The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, according to a 2025 Science study.
The findings offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat.
Learn more on #InternationalCatDay: https://scim.ag/4okoW3A
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August 8, 6:13 AM
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My Nobel Lecture has been officially published in July 2026 in the American Economic Review, the flagship journal of the American Economic Association.
It is available here to download and on American Economic Review – Article page https://lnkd.in/drQV7VSN
The original lecture (2025), including video recording and presentation slides, remains accessible via Nobel Prize – Lecture Page at this link https://lnkd.in/dfMAvq7d
Collège de France INSEAD The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Paris School of Economics Alexandra Roulet Benedicte Berner Raphaël Wargon Céline Antonin Martin Aragoneses Antonin Bergeaud Simon Bunel Olimpia Cutinelli Rendina Laurie Ciaramella Xavier Jaravel Kramarz Francis Clément Malgouyres Simon Margolin Enrichetta Giurickovic Justine Feliu Claudia Nobile Paul Delbouve Luc PALUSKIEWICZ Milla Tarpola Antonio Ughi Alice Mugnier Raphaelle Aulagnon Laure ARCIZET Aymann Mhammedi Mathias Abitbol Souleymane Faye Antoine Hébert Antoine Thoraval Benjamin Lengereau Gabriela Terra Nick Measures Patrizia Foti D. Monica Foti
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August 8, 5:04 AM
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R. David Lankes just wrote the post I wish I'd written. It really resonates, particularly this statement:
"So again, if you’re feeling off-balance about the rapid rise of generative AI, it’s not a personal failing. It is a shock, and shocks are conditions a field works through over time. This one is ours to work through, and to shape. "
If you're in the LIS field, go and read it. If you're not, go read it anyway. It won't take more than a couple of minutes. Really curious to hear your thoughts.
AI, Information Shock, and a New Information Science - Information Matters
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August 6, 11:02 AM
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Content curation and Knowledge Management
Content curation is a core pillar of knowledge management that focuses on selecting, filtering, and organizing valuable information rather than creating it from scratch. It helps teams fight information overload by turning raw data into clear, trusted, and easy-to-find insights. [ 1, 2, 3] Key Steps in Content Curation - Collect: Gather useful facts, documents, and news from inside and outside your group.
- Filter: Check items for truth, value, and current use so only the best remain.
- Organize: Use tags, clear groups, and simple labels to make files easy to find.
- Share: Send the right facts to the right people through feeds, notes, or hubs. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Saves Time: People spend less time searching for answers.
- Builds Trust: Clear, expert review removes old or false data.
- Stops Clutter: Keeps shared spaces clean and focused on key goals. [1, 2, 3, 4]
If you want, tell me: - Are you curating for a team workspace or a public blog?
- What kind of tools or software are you using right now?
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August 6, 10:17 AM
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A GLIMPSE INTO THE MINDSET: "THE CHINESE ARE SO HARDWORKING!"
*In this series, I share common Chinese sayings that reveal how Chinese people think about work, business, risk, relationships, and authority. Because behind every phrase is a worldview and logic that shapes how China operates today.
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吃得苦中苦，方为人上人
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén
"To endure the bitterest of the bitter, to become a person above others."
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My mother said this line to me all through my childhood.
When I complained that homework was too hard. When I complained that life was unfair. And - without fail - when she cooked a dish of bittergourd for dinner and told me to finish it.
I hated bittergourd. That was rather the point.
It took me years to appreciate the message. Bittergourd - 苦瓜 - is bitter melon. And to endure hardship in Chinese is 吃苦: to eat bitterness. She wasn't only reciting a proverb over my schoolwork. She was making me practise it, one mouthful at a time, before life served me the harder version.
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Ask almost anyone, anywhere, and they will tell you the Chinese are hardworking.
It is one of the most widely held impressions of a people on earth. But the West tends to read it as a trait - something in the culture, the genes, the water. As if it was how the Chinese are wired.
It isn't a trait. It is a value. In the Chinese mindset, the ability to eat bitterness is a badge of honour. Not a burden to be endured quietly, but a source of pride to be worn openly.
我能吃苦 - "I can eat bitterness" - is not a complaint. It is a claim to character. It is one of the most commonly offered descriptions of themselves by candidates at job interviews.
The badge is worn now - before any success arrives, and often when it never does. It is attached to the climb, not to the peak. You are already honourable by virtue of how much you can endure. Whether you ever reach the top is a separate question.
The factory worker on his 12th hour. The student on her 5th all-nighter. The migrant who hasn't seen his children in a year. Each holds, right now, a quiet sense of honour, because they can carry what others cannot.
This is a genuine strength, and worth understanding properly.
It produces people who do not quit when the returns haven't shown up - who push through the long, unrewarded middle where most others stop. Because in some self torturing way, they actually take pride in it.
It is also, in large part, what the world is actually pointing at when it calls the Chinese hardworking.
Bring China Decoded™ to your leadership team.
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I am Kenny Lim, creator of China Decoded™ | The China Whisperer, helping boards & C-suite understand how Chinese companies think, operate & win. And do the same.
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August 6, 4:16 AM
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🇨🇳 Pourquoi en Chine 老 (lǎo) ne signifie pas toujours « vieux ».
Lorsque mes élèves commencent à apprendre le chinois, ils retiennent rapidement que : 老 = vieux.
Jusqu'au jour où ils rencontrent ces mots :
老师 (lǎoshī) → professeur
老板 (lǎobǎn) → patron
老王 (Lǎo Wáng) → « Wang »
Et là, une question revient toujours :
« Pourquoi les Chinois appellent-ils leur professeur ou leur patron "vieux" ? »
La réponse est simple. Parce que 老 ne parle pas toujours de l'âge.
1️⃣ 老师 (lǎoshī)
老师 signifie professeur.
Pourtant, aucun Chinois ne pense : « Voilà un vieux professeur. »
Ici, 老 exprime l'idée d'une personne expérimentée, digne de respect, qui transmet son savoir.
2️⃣ 老板 (lǎobǎn)
Si vous entrez dans un restaurant en Chine, vous entendrez souvent :
老板！
Ce n'est pas une façon de dire : « Hé, le vieux ! »
C'est simplement : « Patron ! »
ou
« Monsieur le gérant ! »
3️⃣ 老王 (Lǎo Wáng)
Entre collègues ou entre amis, il est fréquent d'appeler quelqu'un :
老王(Lǎo Wáng)
老李(Lǎo Lǐ )
老张(Lǎo Zhāng)
Même si cette personne n'a que 30 ou 40 ans.
Pourquoi ? Parce que 老 peut aussi exprimer la proximité, l'affection ou la familiarité. C'est un peu comme un surnom.
4️⃣ 老朋友 (lǎo péngyou)
Voici un autre exemple intéressant.
老朋友
Ce n'est pas : ❌ « un vieil ami »
mais plutôt : ✅ un ami de longue date
Le mot 老 met ici l'accent sur la durée de la relation.
5️⃣ 老客户 (lǎo kèhù)
En entreprise, on parle souvent de :
老客户
Il ne s'agit évidemment pas de clients âgés.
Cela signifie : des clients fidèles ou des clients de longue date.
6️⃣ 老地方 (lǎo dìfang)
Si un ami chinois vous dit :
老地方见！
Il ne veut pas dire : « Retrouvons-nous dans un endroit vieux. »
Mais plutôt : Retrouvons-nous à notre endroit habituel.
Alors, que signifie vraiment 老 ?
Selon le contexte, 老 peut exprimer :
✔️ le respect
✔️ l'expérience
✔️ l'ancienneté
✔️ la proximité
✔️ la fidélité
✔️ l'habitude
Autrement dit, 老 ne décrit pas seulement l'âge d'une personne ou d'une chose.
Il évoque souvent une relation construite dans le temps.
C'est une belle illustration d'une différence culturelle.
En français, le mot « vieux » renvoie presque toujours à l'âge.
En chinois, 老 peut aussi évoquer ce qui est familier, établi, expérimenté ou digne de confiance.
Une simple traduction ne suffit donc pas.
Car apprendre une langue, ce n'est pas seulement apprendre des mots.
C'est apprendre la manière dont une culture donne du sens aux mots.
💬 Et vous ?
Connaissez-vous un mot dans une autre langue qui semble facile à traduire… mais dont le sens change complètement selon le contexte ?
➡️ Partager avec votre réseau ! 🙂
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August 17, 7:02 AM
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Medical AI has a context problem.
AI models can summarize clinical notes, answer medical questions, interpret images, and support clinical decisions with impressive accuracy. But move them beyond the conditions represented in their training data -- to a different hospital, specialty, patient population, or care setting -- and performance can deteriorate sharply.
A new Nature Medicine perspective (Li et al., 2025) argues that the future of medical AI therefore depends on “context switching”: the ability of AI systems to adjust their reasoning and outputs to changing clinical circumstances without having to be retrained for every new situation.
What could that mean in practice?
An AI system might:
• communicate differently with a patient than with a specialist
• shift between notes, laboratory results, imaging, and genomic data depending on what is available
• reason across specialties when a patient's condition doesn't fit neatly within one discipline
• adapt recommendations to local resources, guidelines, and disease patterns
• recognize that transportation, childcare, work schedules, or access to specialists can change whether a medically appropriate recommendation is actually feasible
• route different parts of a complex problem to different specialized AI agents
The authors make an especially useful distinction between being medically wrong and being contextually wrong. An AI recommendation can sound completely reasonable while missing something crucial about the patient or situation.
A distinction like that has implications well beyond model development.
It suggests that evaluating medical AI primarily through standardized benchmarks may be insufficient. We also need to ask:
Does the system recognize what is different about this patient, this clinician, this institution, this population, and this moment, and does it change its behavior accordingly?
The authors ultimately envision context switching as a defining paradigm for medical AI: moving from static tools optimized for particular tasks toward systems capable of adapting to the complexity and variability of real-world clinical practice.
Perhaps the next frontier in medical AI, then, isn't making models more intelligent generally. It's making them more intelligent *contextually.*
Reference: Li, M. M., Reis, B. Y., Rodman, A., Cai, T., Dagan, N., Balicer, R. D., ... & Zitnik, M. (2026). Scaling medical AI across clinical contexts. Nature Medicine, 32(2), 439-448.| 23 commentaires sur LinkedIn
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August 13, 10:03 AM
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August 13, 4:40 AM
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Et si l’émancipation consistait moins à lutter « pour » la reconnaissance que « par » la reconnaissance ?
Lutter « pour » la reconnaissance, c’est encore laisser à d’autres le pouvoir de dire ce qui vaut.
Lutter « par » la reconnaissance, c’est reprendre ce pouvoir : reconnaître, faire circuler les reconnaissances, contester les hiérarchies et transformer les systèmes qui leur donnent valeur.
Une « micro-généalogie de la reconnaissance », en passant négligemment par Nietzsche, Bourdieu, Honneth et Rancière. Ouf ! 😉
#reconnaissance #OpenRecognition #OpenBadges
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August 13, 4:32 AM
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L’aspirine pour bloquer le cancer : coup de chance ou révolution scientifique ?
Pendant longtemps, les chercheurs savaient qu'une prise régulière d'aspirine réduisait le risque de métastases (notamment dans le cancer colorectal), mais le pourquoi restait un mystère.
Des travaux menés notamment par l'Institut Francis Crick (publiés dans Cancer Discovery) ont levé le voile sur ce mécanisme fascinant :
La « cape d'invisibilité » des cellules cancéreuses
Pour voyager dans le sang et former des métastases sans se faire détruire, les cellules tumorales recrutent des plaquettes sanguines qui créent un bouclier autour d'elles. Ce bouclier sécrète des prostaglandines E2 (PGE2), des molécules qui « endorment » nos cellules immunitaires (cellules NK et lymphocytes T).
Le rôle clé de l'aspirine
En inhibant l'enzyme COX-1 dans les plaquettes, l'aspirine bloque la production de PGE2. Résultat ? La « cape d'invisibilité » tombe. Le système immunitaire repère à nouveau les cellules cancéreuses circulantes et les élimine avant qu'elles ne s'implantent.
⚠️ Attention au raccourci : Cela ne signifie pas qu'il faut se ruiner en aspirine demain matin. Une consommation quotidienne non supervisée présente des risques sérieux (hémorragies digestives). Cependant, comprendre ce levier offre des pistes majeures pour la recherche en immunothérapie.
Une belle preuve que la recherche fondamentale continue de nous surprendre, parfois là où on l'attend le moins !
#Sante #RechercheScientifique #Cancer #InnovationMedicale #Science
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August 11, 3:55 AM
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Every journey in the book, played out on a genuine period map - out-of-copyright novels and plays, followed stop by stop from Frankenstein to Shakespeare.
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August 9, 3:30 AM
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Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) a publié des images sur LinkedIn
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August 9, 3:21 AM
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Most researchers have nothing on Larry Richardson. Racking up more than 130 citations in 4 years, he seemed like a scientific superstar in the making. Except the studies were gibberish—and Larry is a cat.
This “exercise in absurdity” is an eye-opening look at byzantine world of scientific rank, and just how easy it is to manipulate. https://scim.ag/46BjunC #InternationalCatDay| 12 commentaires sur LinkedIn
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August 8, 5:16 AM
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⏰ 48 hours left to secure #OEGlobal26 Early Bird Rate
Early bird registration closes August 9 — if you've been meaning to register for the 2026 Open Education Global Conference, this is the moment.
October 7–9, 2026 | Cambridge, MA + Online
Three days with the global open education community — educators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and technologists from every region of the world, at a landmark moment for the movement.
"A warm, joyful atmosphere, time spent with kind and inspiring colleagues, and more great ideas than can be found in my brain." said a previous OEGlobal delegate
Register now: https://twp.ai/NSZah8
#OpenEducation #OER #OEGlobal26 #HigherEducation #OpenLearning
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August 7, 10:33 AM
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Citations are no longer a good measure. They are being actively gamed. Even Peer Reviews are now done to get more citations... Excellent Data story by Nature News. MA Oviedo-García has been looking at review mills for quite some time.
All peer reviews need to be made open to ensure such practices are caught and brought to light. We have proposed a pseudo anonymous open peer review system to be able to do so.
Link to the Nature Article by Katarina Zimmer: https://lnkd.in/e9W5TBpz
Link to our article proposing pseudo anonymous Open peer review published in MetaROR (MetaResearch Open Review): https://lnkd.in/eMUKyy7x | 19 comments on LinkedIn
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August 6, 10:52 AM
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A very insightful article by Katarina Zimmer about peer-review milling was published in Nature yesterday. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e5AgWcaR
It's fantastic to see that all the hard work by my friend and colleague MA Oviedo-García is put in the spotlight like this.
MA Oviedo-García states about review mills:
“I think it could be quite a common phenomenon,” she says, “and we’re probably only just [seeing a] tiny bit of it.”
I've been very lucky to have had the ability to collaborate with MA Oviedo-García and Dorothy Bishop on the topic of peer-review milling. The paper, which is also highlighted in the news article, was published earlier this year in Accountability in Research. Read our paper here: https://lnkd.in/eXgEV_QV
[find of the day in the comments]
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August 6, 6:24 AM
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Sigh...
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August 5, 8:59 AM
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How can meme-based pedagogy help students recognize and respond to AI-driven disinformation?
Thanks to Changhong Wu, Information Literacy Librarian at Northeast Normal University (NENU), China, for writing a guest post about her innovative #metaliteracy research with undergraduate students.
Changhong and her colleagues will present their findings on August 8 at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) WLIC 2026 Information Literacy Section Satellite Meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea.
I'm honored to join remotely to explain how metaliteracy informs this important work.
Read more about the research and presentation on the Metaliteracy Blog:
https://lnkd.in/gvwiQdj9
#WLIC2026 #InformationLiteracy #InfoLit #AILiteracy #DigitalResilience #Disinformation
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