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Nocturnal emissions
Author(s) -
Jacobs Howy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2011.163
Subject(s) - face (sociological concept) , work (physics) , nocturnal , internet privacy , business , computer science , engineering , sociology , biology , ecology , mechanical engineering , social science
Howy argues that sophisticated communication technology is no substitute for the face‐to‐face contacts that are vital to scientific work. Instead of ever‐fancier electronic devices, we should be focusing on making travel more efficient and humane.