Eric Topol: The wireless future of medicine
Emily Carr University is developing a Health Design Lab in association with the Children's Hospital in Vancouver.
Using Video Games in Immigrant Education and Learning
As we play we learn. The goal of my project is to provide new immigrants with the best advances in technology and education from the very beginning of their integration into the North American culture.
Brain Imaging, Neurosciences, Cultural Theory
The Elekta company has a machine called a magnetoencephalograph, or MEG for short, presently regarded as the most efficient method for tracking brain activity . . .
1st Colloquium on the Law of Transhuman Persons in Florida
Ray Kurzweil runs a terrific web site on artificial intelligence and other matters related to technology and society. He recently provided the transcript of the court hearing on whether a conscious computer should be treated as a person.
Some recent comments on Research and Wikipedia
Here in the UK, arts research culture might be a bit more accepted, but it is still nascent. I agree that the terms 'practice-based' and 'theory-based' set up a problematic dichotomy for research culture. In acknowledging the distinction, one runs the risk of mirroring the historical bias towards empiricism.