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Unified theory of ‘learning’ emerges – and it’s mind blowing. "You’ve probably never heard of James Mark Baldwin,

Unified theory of ‘learning’ emerges – and it’s mind blowing. "You’ve probably never heard of James Mark Baldwin, yet he turned out be one of the greats in learning theory. A 19th century psychologist, he introduced what is called the ‘Baldwin Effect’ into evolutionary theory."
Source: blogspot.co.uk

Establishing hydrogen infrastructure is not an insurmountable problem. Whatever you may have heard. Riversimple’s Finance

Establishing hydrogen infrastructure is not an insurmountable problem. Whatever you may have heard. Riversimple’s Finance Director, Jeff Loo, likens the current Hydrogen infrastructure to the (lack of) early cell phone masts. This is an exciting Welsh start-up, in Llandrindod Wells, is aiming to build...
Source: riversimple.com

Agreement of treatment effects for mortality from routinely collected data and subsequent randomized trials: meta-epidemiological

Agreement of treatment effects for mortality from routinely collected data and subsequent randomized trials: meta-epidemiological survey Lars G Hemkens. Despina G Contopoulos-Ioannidis. John P A Ioannidis. BMJ.
Source: bmj.com

Just finished reading Edgar Schein's Humble Inquiry: the gentle are of asking instead of telling. Edgar Schein is the Professor

Just finished reading Edgar Schein's Humble Inquiry: the gentle are of asking instead of telling. Edgar Schein is the Professor of Management Emeritus at MIT Sloan School of Management. This simply written and short book communicates his life's work on organisational psychology. Very well written. ...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships"

Just finished reading Enabling Collaboration - a book on "achieving success through strategic alliances and partnerships" by Martin Echavarria (@coherence360). Getting things done invariably involves working with others and when those others are themselves complex organisations it requires some thought....
Source: enablingcollaboration.com

What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock,

What are the Costs and Benefits of Providing Comprehensive Seven‐day Services for Emergency Hospital Admissions? Meacock, Rachel. Doran, Tim. Sutton, Matt. Health Economics. "There is as yet no clear evidence that 7-day services will reduce weekend deaths or can be achieved without increasing weekday...
Source: wiley.com

Make your own cyborg cockroach for under $30: Warning: this DIY hack requires surgery. And an Arduino.

Make your own cyborg cockroach for under $30: Warning: this DIY hack requires surgery. And an Arduino.
Source: arstechnica.com

Real-World Meta-Analysis of Dabigatran vs. Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation - American College of Cardiology

Real-World Meta-Analysis of Dabigatran vs. Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation - American College of Cardiology
Source: acc.org

Unlike “classical” democracy, which focuses on majority rule, Deep Democracy suggests that all voices, states of awareness,

Unlike “classical” democracy, which focuses on majority rule, Deep Democracy suggests that all voices, states of awareness, and frameworks of reality are important. Deep Democracy also suggests that the information carried within these voices, awarenesses, and frameworks are all needed to understand...
Source: iapop.com

ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those

ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those with the most need, the least information, and who find themselves in Europe. It is aimed at refugees and migrants and helps them find free primary healthcare and emergency services. There...
Source: clinicfinder.org

Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care?: A new clinical trial is attempting to track how participants suffering

Can smartphone drug trials improve medical care?: A new clinical trial is attempting to track how participants suffering from depression respond to mental health apps
Source: theguardian.com

Long-term glycemic control using polymer-encapsulated human stem cell-derived beta cells in immune-competent mice. Arturo

Long-term glycemic control using polymer-encapsulated human stem cell-derived beta cells in immune-competent mice. Arturo J Vegas. Omid Veiseh. Mads Gürtler. Jeffrey R Millman. Felicia W Pagliuca. Andrew R Bader. Joshua C Doloff. Jie Li. Michael Chen. Karsten Olejnik. Hok Hei Tam. Siddharth Jhunjhunwala....
Source: nature.com

Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using

Printed Sensors Evaluated for Glucose Measurement in Exhaled Breath. Very interesting approach to measuring glucose using nanotechnology printing. The key to all these alternate sites (and methods) is how rapidly they track true blood glucose. Fingerprick capillary blood is just so good at that.
Source: medgadget.com

New data bucks gun industry claim, finds US majority supports smart guns: In nationally representative survey, ~60% of Americans

New data bucks gun industry claim, finds US majority supports smart guns: In nationally representative survey, ~60% of Americans would buy safer weapons.
Source: arstechnica.com

Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four

Outrage over Government block on publishing guidance on NHS safe staffing levels - Hospital Dr: NICE has published four evidence reviews on NHS safe staffing levels which it had been ordered to suppress by NHS England.
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) and swelling in the brain. Conventional implants are
Source: medgadget.com

El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak : Image of the Day: Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January.

El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak : Image of the Day: Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January. But will this year follow the pattern?
Source: nasa.gov

Gluten-free sports diets do nothing, study suggests: In healthy, non-celiac athletes, gluten made no difference in digestion

Gluten-free sports diets do nothing, study suggests: In healthy, non-celiac athletes, gluten made no difference in digestion or workouts.
Source: arstechnica.com

Can owning a cat lead to less stress? Results of a study from Cornwall College Newquay supports the body of evidence that

Can owning a cat lead to less stress? Results of a study from Cornwall College Newquay supports the body of evidence that shows cats can be a healthy pleasure, particularly for owners who have had their cats longer than 2 years.
Source: cornwall.ac.uk

Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes

Simulated consultations: a sociolinguistic perspective: BMC Medical Education is part of the BMC series which publishes subject-specific journals focused on the needs of individual research communities across all areas of biology and medicine. We offer an efficient, fair and friendly peer review service,...
Source: biomedcentral.com