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Four short links: 6 February 2018

Mine Research, Fight for Attention, AI Metaphors, and Research Browser Extensions

By Nat Torkington
February 6, 2018
  1. metaDigitise — Digitising functions in R for extracting data and summary statistics from figures in primary research papers.
  2. Center for Humane Technology — Silicon Valley tech insiders fighting against attention-vacuuming tech design. (via New York Times)

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  3. Tools, Substitutes, or Companions — three metaphors for how we think about digital and robotic technologies. (via Tom Stafford)
  4. Unpaywall — browser extension. Click the green tab and skip the paywall on millions of peer-reviewed journal articles. It’s fast, free, and legal. Pair with the open access button. (via Swarthmore Libraries)
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