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No Woman is an Island

June 9, 2011 by  
Filed under Main Blog

The New Zealand Health and Disability Services Standards define seclusion as it relates to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 “where a consumer is placed alone in a room or area, at any time and for any duration, from which they cannot freely exit”. To me, the definition is clear enough.

Dave deBronkart: ePatient Dave

June 3, 2011 by  
Filed under VidStyle

In January 2007, a routine shoulder x-ray incidentally disclosed a shadow in the lung, that turned out to be metastasized kidney cancer (stage IV, grade 4 renal cell carcinoma). His median survival time at diagnosis was 24 weeks. A frequently cited aspect of Dave’s case is the multiple ways he used the internet.

Dennis Hong: Making a Car for Blind Drivers

June 2, 2011 by  
Filed under VidStyle

Using robotics, laser range-finders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. It’s not a ‘self-driving’ car, he’s careful to note, but a car in which a non-sighted driver can determine speed, proximity and route and drive independently.

Chris Jordan: Turning powerful stats into art

June 1, 2011 by  
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Artist Chris Jordan shows us an arresting view of what Western culture looks like. His super-sized images picture some almost unimaginable statistics like the astonishing number of paper cups we use every single day.

Michelle Holliday: The Pattern of Living Systems

May 31, 2011 by  
Filed under VidStyle

Michelle Holliday challenges us to see what the pattern of living systems reveals about the future of humanity. She discovered that there’s a simple pattern that all living systems follow. Living systems like rainforests, coral reefs, us, organisations, economies and even all of humanity. All of these follow the same simple pattern.

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