Clinical trials revolution could change the future of medical research: With the stakes in clinical research so high, today sees the launch of a new and much-needed way of reporting clinical trials
Source: theguardian.com
Effect of Malaria Initiative: Launched in 2005 by President George W. Bush and expanded by President Barack Obama, the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) has been one of the main sources of funding for malaria prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa. A new report in PLoS Medicine shows...
Source: jamanetwork.com
Stephen's Web ~ gRSShopper in a Box ~ Stephen Downes "All of this brings us to gRSShopper.
This is the tool I've been working on and with for years now. It - or a
much earlier version of it - is what we used to launch our first MOOCs
in 2008. It is the tool I use to run my website and newsletter....
Source: downes.ca
Gigabyte Announces Tiny PC More Powerful and Upgradeable Than Raspberry Pi - ExtremeTech: The Raspberry Pi has proven itself to be a versatile little computer, and you can get them for pocket change. It's a bit light on power, though. Now, Gigabyte is preparing to launch a similar device called the GA-SBCAP3350.
Source: extremetech.com
Campaign to adopt Wales' organ donation law in England - BBC News: A campaign for Wales' organ donation laws to be adopted in England is launched by a mother whose daughter needed a transplant.
Source: bbc.co.uk
The Internet Archive is building up a Trump presidential library — of everything he’s ever said, on video: President-elect Donald J. Trump says a lot of things — and often denies a lot of the things he's said.
The Internet Archive launched Thursday a huge Trump Archive dedicated to housing videos...
Source: niemanlab.org
Meet Microsoft's new chatbot, Zo: Now with (hopefully) 100% less Nazism - ExtremeTech: Microsoft is throwing its hack back into the AI chatbot ring, this time with a new AI, dubbed Zo. Hopefully this one won't turn into a Nazi spambot within 24 hours of launch.
Source: extremetech.com
"Digital-native news outlets in Europe tend to be more focused on delivering quality journalism than on creating new business models or innovating about ways news is presented, according to a new report from Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism that studied 12 online startups in France,...
Source: niemanlab.org
Oxford University to launch first online 'Mooc' course - BBC News: Oxford University announced its first "massive open online course" - or so-called Mooc - available to students anywhere in the world.
Source: bbc.co.uk
In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue: It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration of OpenCon, and to recognise all of the fantastic articles that we’ve published at PLOS with a focus on Data Sharing across all of the PLOS journals, we’re really excited...
Source: plos.org
OpenTrials API information: Since our beta launch last week, we’ve had a steady stream of technical questions about how to use and interact with the data that powers OpenTrials. Good news! Right now we have a public API avail…
Source: opentrials.net
AI Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Is Launching Element.AI, a Deep-Learning Incubator: One of the founding fathers of the deep learning movement is building a Silicon Valley-style tech incubator for AI.
Source: wired.com
nuTonomy to Test World's First Fully Autonomous Taxi Service in Singapore This Year: MIT startup could be the first company in the world to deploy fully autonomous urban vehicles that you can ride in
Source: ieee.org
Judicial review of the junior contract launched as NHS Employers releases contract details - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk
"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional
education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses' for the cost of
$US 248." I like Stephen Downes and the way he pokes fun at the big MOOC companies. Their aim though is simply to try and monetize their courses. The mentor...
Source: downes.ca
RtoP. I've been privileged to work on this programme for the past 18 months with Trish groves at BMJ and now very happy to see it launched. It is a collaboration between UCSF and BMJ bringing together the two great themes of conducting great research and getting it published. Visit rtop.bmj.com to try...
Source: bmj.com
Government launches first 'TripAdvisor' style website for care homes: The system will allow residents and relatives to provide reviews of care homes and to give them a star rating
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Robots, Robots, Everywhere (at San Francisco Startup Launches): Robotic hands-free luggage, door-to door-delivery bots, and more
Source: ieee.org
Mozilla Launches Firefox For IOS - Slashdot. My favourite browser now follows me on all platforms.
Source: slashdot.org
Doctor who helped launch modern paramedic system dies at 98: As a cardiologist in Los Angeles during the 1960s, Dr. Walter S. Graf became alarmed by the number of heart attack sufferers who died while en route to hospitals.
Source: medicalxpress.com