Nice video with good tips for making notes during lectures or meetings. Thanks SmarterwareRelated posts: When to make PowerPoint slides available to students? Gina Trapani on Google Wave Video of Lecture on Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ..read more »

The Fresh Air Fund is still looking for runners and sponsors to join the Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Marathon on November 7th. You have until September 30th to register, so hurry up. You can read how to sign up here. Spread the word. This is a great way to participate in NYC's premier race while helping Fresh Air Fund children. Over the past four years as a NY Road Runners charity partner for the NYC Half-Marathon, our 325 Fund-Racers have raised close to $400,000 for The Fresh Air Fund!Related posts: The Fresh Air Fund is looking for runners NYC .....read more »

After mapping humans' intricate social networks, Nicholas Christakis and colleague James Fowler began investigating how this information could better our lives. Now, he reveals his hot-off-the-press findings: These networks can be used to detect epidemics earlier than ever, from the spread of innovative ideas to risky behaviors to viruses (like H1N1). Related posts: The hidden influence of social networks Photograph Use on Social Networks H1N1 or Mexican Flu Rap ..read more »

On the list of active blogs on ResearchBlogging.org as of Friday, September 17, sorted by gender of authors, Dr Shock is number two on Blogs with male authors. First is Research Digest Blog. Dr Shock number 2 on Active ResearchBlogging blogs. Very proud and honored. More on gender disparities in science blogging on Seed Magazine. Despite the fact that women are getting science PhDs in nearly the same numbers as men, they are blogging much less. I even looked at the average number of posts about peer-reviewed research they had done, and again, men outpaced women by nearly 50 percent, which means .....read more »

It's this time of the year again, autumn. The time for great wines and game and truffle and ..... Also time for some of us to sit behind your lamps every morning for half an hour for two weeks on stretch against seasonal affective disorder. Depressive disorder is not the only disease influenced by seasonality. In a large retrospective study in Bejing the presentation of Acute Coronary Syndrome which usually presents in the late stages of coronary heart disease also has a significantly seasonal and monthly rhythm. The highest seasonal incidence occurred in winter and decreased as the season changed from .....read more »

Well yes, but only for those children initially low in these skills. Gender, race and income did not influence the relationship between videogaming, Internet use and academic performance in children. Computers and Internet access are available in almost all schools in the US, 87% of children between 12 and 17 use the Internet, 71% of online youth in this age group rely on the Internet for school projects, 88% of the children believe they benefit from Internet for school performance, 34% downloaded study aides from the Internet, 57% used a home computer to complete school assignments. But does the Internet and videogaming .....read more »

Seth Godin at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.Why are so many things broken? In this entertaining talk - one of the favorites of Gel 2006 - http://gelconference.com/c/gel06.php Seth Godin gives a tour of things poorly designed, the reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them. See also: Seth's Blog, where Seth writes daily on marketing, business, and other issues - http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ Entertaining tour of things poorly designed, the reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them. 7 reasons why they are "broken". Related posts: Getting Things Done 5 Things Physicians can learn from Pilots 10 Things You can Learn from .....read more »

Basic but important tips and tricks with facebook Techland's Doug Aamoth shows you how to make sure nobody but your actual friends can see what you're up to, how to block your boss from seeing all your work-related complaints, how to cut down on small talk, and more. Related posts: 14 Tips and Tricks for doctors when meeting the press Facebook Privacy Concerns in Young Adults 10 tips to sleep better ..read more »

A short talk about our inner clock. To short for some of the commenter's, but you can easily find more information on sleep and your inner clock In today's world, balancing school, work, kids and more, most of us can only hope for the recommended eight hours of sleep. Examining the science behind our body's internal clock, Jessa Gamble reveals the surprising and substantial program of rest we should be observing. Related posts: 40 Facts about Sleep 6 Sleep Aids Without Pills What Shrink Rap uses for sleep medication ..read more »

The new Grand Rounds is up at Bedside Manner. The theme of this week’s Grand Rounds is hot topics in health care communication. It's accompanied by nice photos from Yellowstone National Park, a hotbed of geothermal activity. Related posts: Grand Rounds 5.47 is up: Cost Containment In Healthcare Grand Rounds Vol. 6 No. 30 is up at The Sterile Eye Grand Rounds 5:1 – In Your Own Words ..read more »