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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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Big Numbers: Google Challenges Wolfram to Open Up Math
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by Woody Evans
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Sage, the free and open source analog to Wolfram Research's Mathematica, is now SageMathCloud. Thanks to collaboration with Google's cloud services, Sage is now in a position to draw more mathematicians to its community. In a blog announcement of the collaboration, Google throws down a gauntlet against claims of ownership of mathematical truths by the likes of Wolfram: "Modern mathematics research is distinguished by its openness. The notion of 'mathematical truth' depends on theorems being published with proof, letting the reader understand how new results build on the old, all the way down to basic mathematical axioms and definitions. These new results become tools to aid further progress."
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Thomson Reuters Announces Top 100 Global Innovators
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The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters released its 2014 Top 100 Global Innovators list. This fourth annual quantitative ranking of innovation uses a series of patent-related metrics to determine which organizations from around the world to include: overall patent volume, patent grant success rate, global reach of the portfolio, and patent influence (determined by citations).
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Network Alliance Is Approved to Distribute Intuit's QuickBooks
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IT management solutions provider Network Alliance will deliver hosted QuickBooks services to its clients through a partnership with Intuit, which offers financial solutions to individuals and companies.
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World Library of Science Aims to Open Science to All Students
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UNESCO launched the World Library of Science (WLoS) in collaboration with Macmillan Science and Education. This free, online education resource is designed to give students around the world equal access to the latest science information. It also allows students to participate in discussions with their peers in a shared learning environment.
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Four Law Libraries That Fit in Your Pocket
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by Brandi Scardilli
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On-the-go legal research is an important aspect of any law professional's career. A firm might subscribe to any number of research services, each with different features. The following comparison of popular services' mobile apps shows how to make the most of each one, whether you're using a smartphone, a tablet, or even a PC or Mac.
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