The star of this week is unquestionably Joshua Schwimmer:

• “How to Cite Blogs” by the NIH / National Library of Medicine (Kidney Notes)

• Most Disruptive Changes in Healthcare (According to Sermo)

Some announcements about Second Life:

• The virtual worlds of Second Life are helping people with diseases and disabilities live better lives through the creation of online alter egos. (Washington Post)

• Twitter + Second Life = Spontaneous Web Meetspace (Techrunch)

Then web 2.0, genomic revolution and operating robots:

• Tangled Bank #90 (The Other 95%)

• UC-Berkeley Course Videos now on YouTube (Curious Cat)

• New Pew Study Shows Patients Turn to Internet for Health Information; Now Can We Get Docs to Do The Same? (The Health Wisdom Blog)

One of the big health care challenges today is that many physicians do not have a trusted and unbiased online resource they can prescribe to their patients to guide them to the very best health information.

• Robots playing the game of “Operation.” (The World’s Fair)