Ah I have to say you're lucky once again. I saw them in Toronto in May or June. They're just awesome, I can't believe they have a song in the iPhone ad. Would be nifty if they could get into an iPod ad (though I don't know how popular those are anymore :P) - Rudolf Olah
Possible, maybe - but limited by the willingness of hospitals to share. - Jere
These guys are all about using aggregating publicly available data sets to achieve better results (or new discoveries) than any one of them alone could. Pretty cool stuff. Disclaimer: they're in my department ;-) - Shirley Wu
nice initial sample size: "Quantitative clinical laboratory data, consisting of 1,104,316 measurements across 656 distinct lab tests. In total,
this data represented 4,844 patients across all ages that were diagnosed with one or more of a set of 12 chronic diseases... - Attila Csordas
STILL no video from this session on the web so - audio time - "It is a cracker of a session, well worth a listen even tho the levels are a bit dodgey in places. After a lot of two an fro about the value or otherwise as blogs to the reputation and career of scientists, there are fascinating sections on citizen science.
Enjoy, spread the word and let’s get people talking about Science!"
Mike, Richard & Lisa - Graham Steel
My goodness, I've actually managed to create a short cut to a podcast on FF - a tiny victory !! - Graham Steel
" Wrap-Up Panel: Embracing change: Taking online science into the future.
The panelists summarise the key themes of the day and provide a look into the future of online communication and collaboration in science. The goal is for attendees to come away with things they can do to enhance communication of science online.
Richard Grant, Cameron Neylon and Peter Murray-Rust. Moderated by Timo Hannay." - Graham Steel
Tlingit has a *lot* of words for herring. Wonder how I know this? I made a hoodie for my brother in law in Tlingit that said: "Let's get some herring eggs!" - anna awesomesauce
In Jersey they refer to different subdivisions by the "eggsit" number. - Mark VandenBerg
Is eskimo a term you can use these days? My kids have been told at school that the correct term is Inuit. We're foreigners anyway so I have no clue whether this is right. Does anyone know whether First Nations people from that area like/don't like this term? - WorldofHiglet
I've heard people say Eskimo is an inappropriate term, but I'm not sure where they're getting that impression from. Eskimo is a broad term used to describe a number of peoples in that region, the Inuit being only one of them. - Evan Sims
