Author Archives: John

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Interested in how information intersects daily life, technology, and art. Digital Marketing - marketing ROI in healthcare Collaboration - working in social and collaborative media. Biomedical Informaticist - focusing on patient/patient, patient/provider communication.

Second Life… no hands

Posted on October 15, 2007 by John

Using a brain-computer interface, folks are able to operate an avatar in Second Life. (Article) While I don’t think doing simple things with computers via brain waves is all that new, it is cool to see it used in a … Continue reading →

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A Case for a Simulated Hospital

Posted on October 9, 2007 by John

As readers of my blog may know. I travel around Second Life looking at healthcare related sites… I also sometimes wonder what good they might do. Now I find the Methodist University Hospital has a Virtual Welcome Center that includes … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Oceans of Topographical Dishes

Posted on October 1, 2007 by John

The folks at Topoware have a nice set of dishes lined and labeled in ever increasing amounts. More fun in that they are not in your typical standard cooking measurements. This is especially topical given recent articles on Brian Wansink’s … Continue reading →

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Project: Messier

Posted on September 30, 2007 by John

I tried out my scope and the audio recording of the SED’s Messier info that I blogged about last week. I really enjoyed it. I especially liked listening the historical descriptions and thinking about folks looking at these things hundreds … Continue reading →

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Second Life Heathcare Wiki

Posted on September 25, 2007 by John

Perplexity Peccable sent word that a group of folks are putting together SLHealthy. It already has a good collection of resources, and could be a great resource for folks. If not, you might ask her if you can contribute! SLHealthy

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