Google Scholar Wants To Keep You Updated

There are geeks and there are nerds, so the Eighties told us (dorks and dweebs, too, but these have yet reach to any type of social prominence). You may have guessed by now that I'm a nerd - I like to study. Google Scholar's new addition, then, will just increase the hours I spend in ancient civilizations -- for another, their time in quarks. Yes, Earthlink says "a geek gets it done and a nerd doesn't," but keep in mind who said it. Nerds get plenty done, we just can't express it in zeroes and ones. For example, given a day or two with Google Scholar's new feature that allows researchers to keep up with the latest research (look to the top right to find the link to "Recent articles"), I can tell you the latest findings on the type of alchemy used by the Flavius Josephus. Or even, if I'm lucky, the latest discussions of Borges' intriguing character quantum physics, an area where nerds and geeks can coexist so as there is someone to explain to the geek what has just happened in his experiment that turned out screwy. here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web