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Andrew Bevan

@ahb108
Joined January 2015
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"...researchers are still dependent on one essentially symbolic function of publishers, which is to allocate academic capital explaining why the scientific community is so dependent on ‘The Most Profitable Obsolete Technology in History’" journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…
The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era

The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era

The consolidation of the scientific publishing industry has been the topic of much debate within and outside the scientific community, especially in relation to major publishers’ high profit margins....

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*2* fully-funded Oxford–Calleva Graduate Scholarships @UniofOxford from Oct 2018! Focus on #evolution #humanSocialBehaviour, including opportunities for fieldwork in #Italy. Expressions of interest by Dec 15, details at santafe.edu/~fortunato/wp-co… cc @oxford_anthro @OxCSIC @OxExpPsy
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Ce matin comme il y a 3500 ans au temps de la Crête minoenne mais toujours à la mi-octobre le safran (crocus sativus L.) fleurit en Provence
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We just got our #R package for 14C calibration & summed probability distribution analysis on #CRAN goo.gl/NYDQMy @ahb108
rcarbon: Calibration and Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates

rcarbon: Calibration and Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates

Enables the calibration and analysis of radiocarbon dates, often but not exclusively for the purposes of archaeological research. It includes functions not only for basic calibration, uncalibration,...

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Cool paper by F. Silva and M. Vander Linden on detecting travelling front using SPD of radiocarbon dates tinyurl.com/ybqvngu6
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We need more of these. tinyurl.com/y9lhatyo

Literature’s Greatest Opening Lines, as Written By Mathematicians

So much clearer.

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Lucy Ellis@lucyj_e12 Sep 2017
Wonderful to have @DEJPett and @JWexlerBM visit to discuss a new exciting #crowdsourcing project with @MicroPasts - more info soon. nitter.cf/DEJPett/status/9075736…
Daniel Pett (@DEJPett) profile pictureDaniel Pett@DEJPett12 Sep 2017
Trip to @SocAntiquaries for @MicroPasts work
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Replying to @ba_davies
I review the code. That's where the science is, the paper is just addvertisment + a bit of context for it.
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Survey boots ten days after purchase... #karst
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Bored? Help a local Sardinian museum 3d model its Medieval architecture! crowdsourced.micropasts.org/…
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mary beard@wmarybeard3 Aug 2017
Have written some reflections on diversity in Roman Britain,& Twitter storm it prompted. bit.ly/2woc0jw Hope all 'sides' interested
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Daniel Pett@DEJPett31 Jul 2017
Replying to @Ajprescott
@Ajprescott @ahb108 @ChiaraBonac plugged @ahrcpress funded @MicroPasts in this post. Another legacy of our funding, thanks y'all. nitter.cf/DEJPett/status/8920229…
Daniel Pett (@DEJPett) profile pictureDaniel Pett@DEJPett31 Jul 2017
Really pleased to see our 3D work moving to potential revenue production today for @britishmuseum bit.ly/2uNJyd2
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Eeek, so much variability in archaeological survey coverage....Here are just some Greek/Cypriot ones I'm fond of: v tricky to compare them!
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David Lammy
@DavidLammy20 Jul 2017
Kraftwerk have really aged
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Thread nitter.cf/cadebellaigue/status/8…
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Congratulations to the team behind the Panama Papers investigation, awarded a Pulitzer Prize. @arusbridger’s review: j.mp/2dyaPXN

Panama: The Hidden Trillions | Alan Rusbridger

A great many rich individuals used one Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, to shield their money from prying eyes, whether it was tax authorities, law enforcement agencies, or vengeful former...

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Daniel Pett@DEJPett30 Mar 2017
A Furumark type FS 304 stemmed bowl (1375 - 1300 BC) in 3D from @britishmuseum skfb.ly/6pnUp produced with Andrew Shapland
A stemmed bowl - Download Free 3D model by The British Museum...

A stemmed bowl - Download Free 3D model by The British Museum...

Pottery stemmed bowl with two horizontal round handles, Furumark type FS 304. Black slipped inside with traces on outside. 1375 BC - 1300 BC Height: 10.3 centimetres Width: 12.7 centimetres Diameter:...

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Daniel Pett@DEJPett24 Feb 2017
Brilliant stuff nitter.cf/darkgreener/status/835… – at Watford, East
Anna Powell-Smith (@darkgreener) profile pictureAnna Powell-Smith@darkgreener24 Feb 2017
Blog post: some things I worked on in the past year or so anna.ps/blog/my-year-and-a-b…
My year-and-a-bit working on tech-for-good projects

My year-and-a-bit working on tech-for-good projects

In the past year or so I did a lot of work on public-interest tech and data projects. I was so busy writing code, designing systems and hiring people that I failed to write anything at all about why...

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