Medical Education predictions for 2025
Some predictions for educational technology in healthcare in 2025. Mixed Reality (MR) The hardware for mixed / augmented / virtual reality is becoming more accessible and with it the opportunity for applications. There are many examples of educational technology businesses in this space - Osso...
Large Language Models: Don't Believe the Hype
We've reached the Skynet moment for AI, it would seem. GPT-4, cast in the role of Terminator, has not only achieved consciousness, but it's coming for
Source: datanami.com
Just a moment...
Source: nejm.org
‘A seismic shift could be underway’: the mission to make steel green
If steel were a country, it would be the planet’s third largest emitter. But the race to decarbonise the sector is gaining momentum
Source: positive.news
Senior health professionals call for urgent climate briefing of all MPs by the chief scientific adviser: open letter to
Dear prime minister,
We wish to make you aware of our concern for the health of Angus Rose, a 52 year old man, who at the time of writing is on day 34 of a hunger strike outside Parliament, consuming only fluids, vitamins, and minerals.
His not unreasonable demand is that all members of parliament...
Source: bmj.com
Thich Nhat Hanh, poetic peace activist and master of mindfulness, dies at 95
Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who in the 1960s came to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam War, died on Saturday aged 95 surrounded by his followers in the temple where his spiritual journey began. "Hope is important, because it can make the present moment less...
Source: reuters.com
NASA has flown its Ingenuity drone helicopter on Mars for the first time
The historic moment was livestreamed on YouTube and Ingenuity captured the photo above with one of its two cameras.
Source: technologyreview.com
The Technology Behind Cinematic Photos
There has been some work by teams at Google looking at analysing images to extract their 3D features. They launched a new feature called 'cinematic photos' and this blog posted by Per Karlsson and Lucy Yu, Software Engineers, of Google Research tries to explain how it works. "Looking at photos from...
Source: googleblog.com
Day 2381 - Coffee cup sketch
The crap artist awakens for the first time in a long time. Joining Janet's Sketchaway course I thought I'd knock out a study of a typical breakfast moment - the empty coffee cup in pen. #thecrapartist
Peak meat: is veganism the future?
Peak meat: is veganism the future?: Marco Springmann, a public health expert, tells Anushka Asthana why cutting out animal products is the best route to a healthy diet – and why veganism is good for the planet. Part of a Guardian Podcast. "Veganism is having a moment. From ‘Veganuary’ promotions...
Source: theguardian.com
Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software: The moon landing was one of the most important moments in the history of computing,
Apollo 11 Had a Hidden Hero: Software: The moon landing was one of the most important moments in the history of computing, laying the foundations for everything from fly-by-wire cockpits to the smartphones in our hands.
Source: wsj.com
Blind Obedience and an Unnecessary Workup for Hypoglycemia: A Teachable Moment: This Teachable Moment examines the danger
Blind Obedience and an Unnecessary Workup for Hypoglycemia: A Teachable Moment: This Teachable Moment examines the danger in overvaluing laboratory test results that contradict clinical findings. Elizabeth Y. Wang. Lauren Patrick. Denise M. Connor. JAMA Internal Medicine.
Source: jamanetwork.com
A moment that changed me: listening to, rather than trying to fix, my suicidal wife | Mark Lukach: Teacher and writer Mark
A moment that changed me: listening to, rather than trying to fix, my suicidal wife | Mark Lukach: Teacher and writer Mark Lukach was terrified each time Giulia spoke about killing herself. But one day he was too tired to respond
Source: theguardian.com
Buoy | Understand Your Symptoms: Buoy is a digital health tool that helps you – from the moment you get sick – start
Buoy | Understand Your Symptoms: Buoy is a digital health tool that helps you – from the moment you get sick – start your care on the right foot. https://www.facebook.com/buoyhealth/.
Source: buoyhealth.com
Analytics Literacy is a Major Limiter of Ed Tech Growth -: By Michael FeldsteinMore Posts (1089) Whatever else you think
Analytics Literacy is a Major Limiter of Ed Tech Growth -: By Michael FeldsteinMore Posts (1089) Whatever else you think of the election, it has been the mother of all teachable moments for many of us. It has raised questions about what we thought we knew about our democracy, our neighbors, … Continue...
Source: mfeldstein.com
E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.
E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk
The scariest chart in Mary Meeker’s slide deck for newspapers has gotten even a tiny bit scarier: It's an annual moment
The scariest chart in Mary Meeker’s slide deck for newspapers has gotten even a tiny bit scarier: It's an annual moment of print realism here at Nieman Lab: The posting of the attention/advertising slide from Mary Meeker's state-of-the-Internet slide deck. It's enough of a tradition that I can now...
Source: niemanlab.org
Good read. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. A powerful book on animal rights written 40 years ago (updated 20 years ago
Good read. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. A powerful book on animal rights written 40 years ago (updated 20 years ago and re-issued recently with an introduction by Yuval Hariri) and having stood the test of time and debate. It is called 'the bible' of the animal rights movement and rightly so ......
Source: amazon.co.uk
Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories
Open journals that piggyback on arXiv gather momentum: Peer-review platforms built around online pre-print repositories spread to astrophysics. Nature News.
Source: nature.com
Waaaaaaaaaaales! That moment ... the second ... just before the fulltime whistle blew and Wales had beat England in Twickenham
Waaaaaaaaaaales! That moment ... the second ... just before the fulltime whistle blew and Wales had beat England in Twickenham in England's World Cup Rugby tournament.
Source: twitter.com
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