New Zealand – Insight Sciences

Climate change caught in action in iceberg destruction

December 14, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Behold: The Largest Iceberg Breakup Ever Caught on Film
Eric Liu, theatlantic.com

The effects of climate change, in one gorgeous, terrifying video

So, wow. Wowwowwow. A group of filmmakers, making a movie called, aptly, Chasing Ice, have captured what they claim to be the largest iceberg calving ever filmed.…

RT @megangarber: This is *literally* awesome: the largest iceberg breakup ever caught on film http://flip.it/ku7Gx http://flip.it/d2dKe

Study: California can kiss its vineyards goodbye (mercurynews.com)
Scientists unveil world wine map by 2050 (thedrinksbusiness.com)
On Icebergs and Introverts (machomojave.wordpress.com)

Does 48 fps cause motion sickness?

December 7, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Design UX, Digital health, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Network Science

‘Hobbit’ Motion Sickness, Nausea Critics Shot Down By Warner Bros. And Peter Jackson
Cavan Sieczkowski, huffingtonpost.com

Warner Bros. and Peter Jackson are responding to claims that “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is causing motion sickness and nausea among viewers.

Peter Jackson’s fantasy flick premiered in New Zealand on Nov. 28 and claims of…

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Good, But Not Great (chimpanzeeblog.wordpress.com)
The ‘Avatar’ Sequels Will Use Groundbreaking Underwater Technology (businessinsider.com)
3D: more than a Trend? (reeltalkmovie.wordpress.com)
motion sickness (veggloverherbaltraditions.wordpress.com)
What The Hobbit Trilogy Brings (scifitalk.com)

Re-inventing the holiday home | Retreat Homes

August 22, 2009 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Re-inventing the holiday home | Retreat Homes.

Enjoying your holiday home (castlecover.co.uk)
Guide To Buying A Holiday Home (rentmycottage.com)

Online video based learning: a brief intro

November 11, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

ELearning Rooms at UC-BCF — ELearning Rooms at UC-BCF (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Want a free education? A brief guide to the burgeoning world of online video lectures. – The Boston Globe.

Academic you tube sites

Asia eLearning Market to Reach $11.5 billion by 2016 (sacbee.com)
[eLearning] (bluestockingsblog.wordpress.com)
Asia eLearning Market to Reach $11.5 billion by 2016 (prnewswire.com)
Twitter Used as an Educational Tool within the Context of Rapid eLearning (creativitytalks.wordpress.com)
Learn27: Taking Learning from Isolation to Collaboration (virtual-strategy.com)
e-Learning symposium 2013 (hastac.org)
Brainshark Named Top Video Solution in Best of Elearning! Awards (virtual-strategy.com)
Trends in eLearning – Media synchronization [Ellis Pratt] (ecademy.com)
Training Magazine Network Now Bringing You eLearning Learning (elearningtech.blogspot.com)