Prezi: A new generations of presentations July 14, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Medicine 2.0 Course, Slideshow, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
I’ve presented almost 80 slideshows so far and have been using Powerpoint for years. I tried to redesign the newest slideshows by reading outstanding books like Presentation Zen or Slide:ology. But the real change was due to Prezi.com, a unique slideshow making tool developed in Hungary. I decided to create all the presentations for the next semester of my Medicine 2.0 credit course with it.
Click here to see the Prezi slideshow I presented at Scifoo 2009.
Scifoo: Virtual Worlds Session July 14, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Conference, Second Life, Slideshow, Web 2.0.2 comments
I co-organized a session at this year’s Scifoo with Andrew Lang. We focused on virtual worlds and how they can be used in medicine and science.
Andrew published his slides:
I described what I’ve been doing in Second Life regarding medical case presentations and presented a new virtual world, Visuland.com, which I will feature on Scienceroll for several times in the next few weeks. It’s still in beta, but will be improved constantly and is created by 3 talented Hungarian developers. Click here to see my presentation:
Tweets of Science and PhD Comics July 14, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, science.add a comment
I met Jorge Cham at Scifoo this weekend. He is a great guy and the author of PhD Comics, a fun site for PhD students and scientists. He has also published scientific comic books. His latest post features hilarious imaginary tweets from scientists. My favourite one:
The Science Knowledge Quiz July 14, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in science.8 comments
Are you more science-savvy than the average American? 12 not-that-hard questions about science and medicine from the Pew Research Center. I did it myself.
Demographic breakdowns by question as of July, 14, 2009:
iPhone = Hearing Aid? July 12, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in eHealth, Health, Health 2.0, Innovation, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Mobile.12 comments
I’ve come across a great collection of 7 useful iPhone medical application on Mashable. But my favourite new app of the week is the SoundAMP which I found on Medgadget.
A new application for the Apple iPhone has been designed to aid people with poor hearing, featuring abilities that not even a hearing aid can boast of. Essentially a volume booster, the app amplifies everything that is being heard by the microphone and allows the user to set which frequencies to boost and which to filter. Additionally, the application continuously keeps a recorded buffer of what it hears, allowing you to quickly replay the last five to thirty seconds of a misheard conversation.
Biomedical Images for Presentations July 12, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Slideshow, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
Springer Images lets you use thousands of biomedical, quality images for your presentations and slideshows.
Anyone can create an account and search the free and Open Access images indexed by SpringerImages. Access to the complete collection is available via subscription to libraries, research institutions and individuals. Images obtained from SpringerImages can be used for almost all noncommercial purposes, including integration into presentations and PDF documents.
Bioweathermap: Genomic Surveillance July 12, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Collaboration, e-Science, eHealth, Genome, Health, Health 2.0, Medicine, Microbiology, Web 2.0.add a comment
Yesterday, I attended the session of George Church that focused on personalized genomics. He mentioned one of his new projects, Bioweathermap, an experiment in collaborative environmental surveillance and discovery.
The BioWeatherMap initiative is a global, grassroots, distributed environmental sensing effort aimed at answering some very basic questions about the geographic and temporal distribution patterns of microbial life. Utilizing the power of high-throughput, low cost DNA sequencing and harnessing the drive of an enlightened public we propose a new collaborative research approach aimed at generating a steady stream of environmental samples from many geographic locations to produce high quality data for ongoing discovery and surveillance. Our approach will provide a unique opportunity to engage the public in the scientific research process while we address fundamental questions such as “How diverse is the microbial life around us?” and “How do microbial communities in different habitats change over time?” and “How can advanced sequencing technologies best be utilized to address issues in biodiversity, public health, and biosurveillance?”
George Church will also be featured in the Silverstein Lecture Series: Personal Genomes and Web 2.0 Volunteerism (May 11th and 12th, 2009).
Thought-controlled Wheelchair July 12, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Technology, Video.1 comment so far
You may remember the post about Twittering with thought. Now here is a Toyota development, a thought-controlled wheelchair.
(Via Curious Cat Science)
First-Person Shooter Disease on Video July 12, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Video.add a comment
After Scifoo, I will write many posts about my experiences, but let’s start with some fun.
(Via BoingBoing)
Science Foo Camp 2009 July 8, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Conference, Scifoo.7 comments
In the past few days, I’ve been covering the International Congress of Gerontology in Paris, but tomorrow I will fly to San Francisco to attend the Scifoo event which is one of the most unique events in each year’s calendar.
Sci Foo is an annual, interdisciplinary, invitation-only scientific ‘unconference’ organized by Nature Publishing Group, Google and O’Reilly Media.
Sci Foo ’09 will be held on July 10th-12th, 2009 at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California.
I plan to participate in 3 sessions.
1) Compu-doc: Doctors and web 2.0 (I have plenty of material about it)
2) Virtual Worlds: I will present a newly developed totally free virtual world created for quick meetings and conferences.
3) I would like to discuss the results of my Medicine 2.0 credit course.
