Still needs a lamp!
Our colleague over at Mind is still burrowing and gnawing at code in a darkened room. Bring him into the summer!
Embracing Change: The Power of Formative Evaluation
Change can be daunting, particularly when it involves an entire organization. However, it is a critical component for growth and advancement. A popular saying in the corporate world is, “If you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward.” One vital tool for facilitating constructive change and navigating the challenges that come with it is Formative Evaluation,…
Readiness for Quality Outcomes: Our Approach at The Dawn Chorus Group
Have you ever wondered what conditions impact the success of your project? What determines if your team is prepared for change or innovation? At The Dawn Chorus Group, we specialize in these crucial questions and more. We are experts in evaluating and building readiness within teams. We have found that readiness is not a static…
A Year of United Community Efforts: A Chronicle of Improved Public Health
Over the past year, amid the daunting challenges of a global pandemic, communities across the United States have been indefatigable in their pursuit of improved public health outcomes. Their focus has primarily been on addressing COVID-19 vaccinations and other related issues. In this blog post, I would like to take a moment to recognize the…
DeFi: why the finance world won’t stop talking about it
Our friend Kalie Mayberry comes back to talk about Decentralize Financial. DeFi – this might have become such a ubiquitous nomenclature that you don’t even think twice when you see it. That might also mean you do or do not know what it stands for. So let’s start there – DeFi, aka Decentralized Finance, is…
Our friend needs a lamp
Our good friend and colleague, David Zimmerman, is responsible for building and deploying many fun widgets and apps that power Dawn Chorus and PubTrawlr. He also works in conditions like below. If you are willing to help David work in something resembling “light”, please reach out to us at jon@dawnchorusgroup.com
Beyond the Hype: How Blockchain Technology Can Empower Nonprofits
Over the past year, getting away from the NFT-blockchain craze has seemed almost impossible. There was inevitably always someone bringing it up, either in a recanting of a story they heard or some brand new phenomenon. While some media has moved on from the biggest of stories, you might still be left wondering what it…
Finding the Right Balance: Balancing Quality and Efficiency in Topic Modeling Analysis
Have you ever wondered how scientists and researchers analyze big amounts of text data? Well, they use a technique called topic modeling! We recently used this method while applying for a grant on Alzheimer’s Disease and Treatment. By looking at around 4,000 articles, we were able to create pictures and graphs that helped us understand…
How Mega-Journals are Revolutionizing Biomedical Publishing: The Good, the Bad, and the Transformative
A great and brief article from the super well respected John P.A. Ioannidis in JAMA on recently publishing trends. It’s a really quick read, but if you’ve got even less time we’ve got you below. Have you heard of mega-journals? They are open-access peer-reviewed journals that publish a large number of articles and charge fees…
How much Science?
Do you love xkcd as much as I do? Well, about 10 years ago, Randall Munroe published an article in Science on the growing scope of the literature and the emergence of open access. What is Open Access? Open-access publishing is a growing movement in the academic community that seeks to make research more widely…
Catching up with Heath Equity in March 2023
A long time ago, on the other site, I used to do these monthly recaps of trends and themes in the published literature on specific topics. I got away from that, but someone recently asked me if I could do an updated analysis for them. With that prompt, it seemed like a good reason to…
Catching up with Community Psychology
Hey there, it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post about the latest trends in Community Psychology. So, I decided to take a deep dive into all the articles that have been published in the past six months to see what’s been happening in the field. To get a good grasp of the…
