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Archive for December 1st, 2007

What’s on the web? (1 December 2007)

  • Nodalpointless: What’s the point of blogging? (Nodalpoint): “Let’s face it, most leading scientists are too damn busy to pay much attention to the blogosphere, especially when it descends (as it frequently does) into “uncontrollable verbal discharge”.”

Virtual office visits are simply doctor-patient interactions that occur via e-mail or through a Web-based portal. They offer patients an alternative way to communicate with their doctors regarding health issues that do not require face-to-face contact, such as simple urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections or routine follow-up of chronic diseases.

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Second Life News: AIDS Day and a new Scifoo lives on session

I’ve found some interesting news about Second Life. First, it’s my pleasure to announce that a new Scifoo lives on session will take place on the Second Nature island at 17:00 GMT on Monday. The idea is based on my 10 Reasons Why Nature is the Best in Science 2.0 post. Several members of the Nature group will attend and give slideshows about their projects (Nature Network, Connotea, etc.). Everbody is warmly invited!

Below is a snapshot of a very ‘quick-and-dirty’ AIDS-related Kaposi Sarcoma “skin” for use in-world (it’s actually a transparent undershirt with the lesions). People wearing it are able to see and experience on their own avatar how Kaposi Sarcoma looks/feels in AIDS patients. Of course the same principle can be expanded, refined and used to role-play patients with various skin conditions/presentations and at various stages of their disease (to show progress, worsening or healing).

  • Sculptie Earth (found on sim Areumdeuli): It features a topographic Earth model with cloud layer that displays real time weather patterns streamed from satellite data. Stills are taken 3 hours apart and 2 days of data is visible in the animation.

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