Aimee Whitcroft • Jul 19, 2013 •
I’ve just made my first ever data visualisation :) Spurred by this morning’s nasty bump near Wellington, and because I love me the learning of the new skills, I’ve made the graphic below. Using data I sucked down from geonet,… Read more › … Read More
Robert Hickson • Jun 26, 2013 •
There is much optimism in some quarters that health-care robots and other advanced technologies will help meet the anticipated demand for more health-care workers as the proportion of old folks increases [NZ data here]. Rodney Brooks of Rethink Robotics talks about this with the BBC, along with the need to think about designing robots from the users … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 26, 2013 •
Friends! Readers! Random people who ended up here alone and confused! As hopefully all of you* know by now, the 2013 eResearch Symposium is next week in Christchurch. Started in 2010, this illustrious and awesome event is all about the… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 06, 2013 •
One of the many uses of my inbox is for me to email to myself things to blog, share, write about and read. Of course, this means I have a great many unacted-upon notes in my inbox, but c’est la… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 06, 2013 •
As with all countries, large OR small, there are going to be variations in dialect and pronunciation. Given its size and history, one would expect the US to have some pretty fantastic ones. And it does! PhD (Statistics) student Joshua… Read more › … Read More
Robert Hickson • May 06, 2013 •
Nesta is a UK NGO interested in, among other things, innovation. They have just produced a very useful report about foresight – Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow. If you want a good short overview of benefits and challenges associated with futuring, I recommend it. The authors re-iterate the point that prediction isn’t the only, nor most … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • May 03, 2013 •
No doubt you all know by now that fellow Sciblogger and all-around awesomesauce person Siouxsie Wiles has started making some wonderful science videos. If you’ve not already seen and loved them, you can catch them on her YouTube channel –… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 15, 2013 •
Hooray for CNET! not only do I use them whenever I’m looking at new tech to buy, but they’ve also pointed me at an extraordinary music video. British musician Sivu (James Page) spent 2-3 hours holed up in an MRI… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 12, 2013 •
This post is aimed at those of you who make infographics, or are interested in them, or know someone who does/is. Think of it as a spreading of the word… On Feb 16th, Contribeauty (‘turning data into design’) and Pledgeme.co.nz… Read more › … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Dec 07, 2012 •
Well, earlier today (depending on where you are, of course), Google+ started rolling out Google Communities. The service is brand new, so I don’t have much of an opinion about it yet. I’ve just joined a makers/hackers/engineers/artists community, as these… Read more › … Read More