George Church talks about where the future of personal genomics is headed and what research has yielded so far. Decoding the human genome did not yield what people initially expected. In this lecture George Church talks about where the future of personal genomics is headed and what research has yielded so far. Related posts: Personal Web Usage in the Workplace What is your personal blogging style Complaints of loss of personal memories after ECT: evidence of a somatoform disorder? ..read more »

Very inspiring, funny talk starting with a nice anecdote about a Dutch art collector selling a Vermeer to a nazi in World War 2. Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists -- that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is. No related posts. ..read more »

In Academia it's common knowledge that a critical component of academic success in health sciences is promoted by a mentor. A lot of health science institutions have invested in formal mentoring programs for faculty and trainees. But what makes a mentor and outstanding mentor from the perspective of a mentee. What are the key characteristics of these outstanding mentors? From qualitative research of the important qualities of outstanding mentors as described by their mentees’ letters of nomination for a prestigious lifetime achievement award inmentorship, the key characteristics are: Admirable characteristics of mentors included descriptions of outgoing and interactive personalities, kindness, and justness as .....read more »

Received a mood lifting email written by one of my distinguished colleagues from Britain which I couldn't resist publishing here for my readers. The colleague is Peter Tyrer. I call upon ZDoggMD to write some music to it, preferably hip hop. I thought that, despite our best intentions, we are all in the Impact Factory together and perhaps we need to have a British Journal of Psychiatry song we could sing to our potential contributors, which I know includes all of us, so here it is: The Impact Factory Song There comes a time of year Which for some yields joy and cheer Whereas for others it brings .....read more »

Interesting visualization, am I the only one enjoying them? Also for the looks of it. Artist Aaron Koblin takes vast amounts of data -- and at times vast numbers of people -- and weaves them into stunning visualizations. From elegant lines tracing airline flights to landscapes of cell phone data, from a Johnny Cash video assembled from crowd-sourced drawings to the "Wilderness Downtown" video that customizes for the user, his works brilliantly explore how modern technology can make us more human. Related posts: Visualizing Data Visualizing the medical data explosion A New Way to Visualize and Interact with Scientific Data ..read more »

Official animated movie of Tim Minchin's 9-minute beat poem Storm. Written and performed by Tim Minchin. This is a poem "Storm," a rant about the miseries of alternative medicine, and the delights of skepticism.Related posts: Medicine 2.0 Blog Carnival about Web 2.0 and Medicine The Web 2.0-Evidence Based Medicine Split Medicine 2.0 Blog Carnival Edition #37 ..read more »

Wish I had know this before when starting in Academia. Really starting your career after all the training you've been through, a real challenge. How to start of on the new job. Important strategies from the medical literature, management practices and hands on experience for "on-boarding": Start early, meaning getting toknow your organisation before your start date. You won't be able to do it once started, finding the patient, your way around the hospital etc. Minimize distractions. Be sure everything like housing, daycare options, installment of your Internet connection is taken care for before you start or organize it to be taken care .....read more »

Usually we start right of with opening power point and start making slides. In the video above the argument is made that this habit is to soon, it explains clearly why. Several other methods used when making a presentation calls for makings slides far way up on the road to building your presentation. The presenter in this video is known for his Extreme Presentation Method. With this previous link you can see the 10 steps for building a presentation with this method. You can also download a pdf file of the Extreme Presentation Method overview and print it out. I .....read more »

A 3D video made from a CT scan reveals how a baby mummy died. Museum Secrets, is a six-part series on History Television. It uncovers the mysteries of museums such as the Vatican, the Louvre and Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum.Related posts: Director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdan retires Is Electroconvulsive Therapy The Right Choice? ..read more »

Last year I had the pleasure of temporarily leading our psychiatry department. It was a difficult but in the end rewarding job. That's probably why a recent publication in Healthcare Executive drew my attention: The 10 most common myths about leadership. Leadership and management are the same dynamic.Leadership is more about vision, culture and values within an organization. Management is about executing plans, details and GTD. Having a big title (CEO, CFO, VP) makes you a leader. Titles only help you getting things done but there is no relationship between titles and leadership. Leaders can motivate others. Your task as a leader is .....read more »