Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. “This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. “This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions of Russians under Stalin shook Russia and shocked the world when it first appeared.” Should have read this humbling but uplifting book a long time ago. Places you in a hard labour...
Source: amazon.co.uk
Five management strategies for getting the most from artificial intelligence (AI). "To find out more about what contributes
Five management strategies for getting the most from artificial intelligence (AI). "To find out more about what contributes to successful AI adoption, we helped lead a survey by the McKinsey Global Institute of 3,000 C-level executives across 10 countries and 14 sectors. From that research, we identified...
Source: mit.edu
A kauri tree stump is kept alive by its neighbours through hydraulic coupling. Forests should be viewed as living organisms.
A kauri tree stump is kept alive by its neighbours through hydraulic coupling. Forests should be viewed as living organisms. "Trees are commonly regarded as distinct entities, but the roots of many species fuse to form natural root grafts allowing the exchange of water, carbon, mineral nutrients, and...
Source: cell.com
Cloudy Sulawesi: The International Space Station was crossing over the equator when an astronaut looked east and took this
Cloudy Sulawesi: The International Space Station was crossing over the equator when an astronaut looked east and took this photo just after a sunrise.
Source: nasa.gov
APOD: 2019 July 14 - Eagle Aurora over Norway
APOD: 2019 July 14 - Eagle Aurora over Norway
Source: nasa.gov
Interested in shared decision making? What does it really mean to remove the distance between a doctor and their patient
Interested in shared decision making? What does it really mean to remove the distance between a doctor and their patient or family when managing the most complex of medical cases? Then read this. Matt Morgan, a colleague of mine from OnExamination days, an intensive care specialist in Cardiff, has written...
Source: simonandschuster.co.uk
Thinking about the workforce of the future? Then I highly recommend this best-selling book by Adam Kay - a trainee doctor
Thinking about the workforce of the future? Then I highly recommend this best-selling book by Adam Kay - a trainee doctor in the NHS having burnt-out in his training before becoming a fully qualified Obstetrician. It is important reading for anyone wondering how the world of busy medical staff could...
Source: twitter.com
"All forms of Brexit are bad for health, but some are worse than others. This paper builds on our 2017 analysis using the
"All forms of Brexit are bad for health, but some are worse than others. This paper builds on our 2017 analysis using the WHO health system building blocks framework to assess the likely effects of Brexit on the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. We consider four possible scenarios as follows:...
Source: thelancet.com
Busicom 141-PF and Intel 4004 - a fascinating story of innovation through ‘lead users’.
Busicom 141-PF and Intel 4004 - a fascinating story of innovation through ‘lead users’.
Source: vintagecalculators.com
Urban transformation: shopping by kayak in Denmark's greenest neighbourhoods: As nations race to reach ambitious climate
Urban transformation: shopping by kayak in Denmark's greenest neighbourhoods: As nations race to reach ambitious climate goals, can sustainable urban designs help cut energy use and boost social well-being?
Source: trust.org
Four principles to make evidence synthesis more useful for policy : Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that
Four principles to make evidence synthesis more useful for policy : Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent and accessible, urge Christl A. Donnelly and colleagues. Reward the creation of analyses for policymakers that are inclusive, rigorous, transparent...
Source: nature.com
Day 1436 - #thecrapartist - Castle at Coroni, Greece.
Day 1436 - #thecrapartist - Castle at Coroni, Greece.
Day 1432 - #thecrapartist - Gazebo, various shrubs, and view of the sea and mountains, at Villa Inn Messinia, Kalamaki,
Day 1432 - #thecrapartist - Gazebo, various shrubs, and view of the sea and mountains, at Villa Inn Messinia, Kalamaki, Greece.
Day 1431 - #thecrapartist - view from Kalamaki towards the mountains of Sparta across Kalamata bay, Greece. The crap artist
Day 1431 - #thecrapartist - view from Kalamaki towards the mountains of Sparta across Kalamata bay, Greece. The crap artist has learnt much from this - use a bigger brush for a big mountain range, get the horizon straight, poplars grow vertically, the sea needs to be much more delicate as it looks stormy,...
Day 1430 - #thecrapartist - Kalamata bay watercolour with notes on sky, mountains, sea, and poplars.
Day 1430 - #thecrapartist - Kalamata bay watercolour with notes on sky, mountains, sea, and poplars.
Day 1429 - #thecrapartist - view from Villa Inn Messinia up the hill. A bit of wide angle artistry incorporating the low
Day 1429 - #thecrapartist - view from Villa Inn Messinia up the hill. A bit of wide angle artistry incorporating the low terrace walls and balcony of one of the bedrooms. Much greenery has been painted and the purple-flowering plant has been attempted.
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - View from Villa Inn Messinia across Kalamata Bay towards Kitries, Greece.
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - View from Villa Inn Messinia across Kalamata Bay towards Kitries, Greece.
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - Villa Inn Messinia, Petalidi, Greece with bather (pro artist). The crap artist is in the Mediterranean
Day 1428 - #thecrapartist - Villa Inn Messinia, Petalidi, Greece with bather (pro artist). The crap artist is in the Mediterranean sampling the burnt umber and sap green tones of the countryside and learning to speak in watercolour.
Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years: Britain only has 58 wild mammal species to start with,
Britain’s hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years: Britain only has 58 wild mammal species to start with, and many have declined sharply in number since 1995 – with hedgehogs suffering a particularly severe fall
Source: newscientist.com
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980: The spending began soaring beyond that of other
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980: The spending began soaring beyond that of other advanced nations, but without the same benefits in life expectancy.
Source: nytimes.com
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