31 posts tagged Videos & Podcasts

The prospect of undergoing invasive surgery, post-op recovery, the risk of infection or negative sequelae has a real psychological impact for potential patients or family members. It is only human to be apprehensive of major surgery… Watching a video of a procedure is a powerful means of gaining an

Creating effective presentations - and advice on blogging - start off the Friday Post #7 for this week. Are there any of us who haven’t dozed off in the middle of an overly-long Powerpoint presentation? You know: it’s after lunch, you stayed up late the night before… the room is very warm, the lights are low and suddenly you’re face down on the table making little snicking sounds.

” Many early career scientists are trapped in a research “Catch 22”. They can’t get the NIH R01 funding they need to establish a lab and launch an independent career because NIH reviewers say they don’t have the data to support their grant applications.

Here are some facts that are not amusing: ” Men are 25 percent less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year and are 38 percent more likely than women to have neglected their cholesterol tests. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2005).

Those who visit this blog frequently may have noticed that a new masthead appeared this week, which was taken during a recent trip to Second Life GenomeIsland… where you your avatar can enter a very large virtual eukaryotic cell and zoom around… a beautiful visual feast of moving cells as they coalesce, break apart, form new alliances.

As of this date, “The Jake Files” has made available “Audio & Video” Commenting.  Yes, now you may post your comments about our programs, or the subject matter in an ”Audio or Video” format.  However, anyone may still submit comments in the traditional way, by typing their comments in the “Comment Box”.   NOTE:  All comments are Moderated by Admin.

As of this date, “The Jake Files” has made available “Audio & Video” Commenting.  Yes, now you may post your comments about our programs, or the subject matter in an ”Audio or Video” format.  However, anyone may still submit comments in the traditional way, by typing their comments in the “Comment Box”.   NOTE:  All comments are Moderated by Admin.

As the multimedia news streams grows and content supplied by "users" becomes part of the news, new jobs are popping up. The latest is "group multimedia editor" for the Glasgow Herald, says Editors Weblog: "John Young, former picture editor of the Glasgow Evening Times, will... read more

Everyone expects a certain level of anonymity as they move about their daily lives“– Kevin Bankston, a staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a group devoted to protecting people’s rights on the Internet - June 1 2007. Click here for more information.

Interview with John Shearer, CEO and Founder of Powercast. Watch the video here.