Category: Technology
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Solo is a free, AI-supported website builder from Mozilla
Solo is a free website build from Mozilla that uses AI to help create websites by suggesting: Business names, Text composition, Content organisation, SEO optimisation, and Image suggestions.
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Two clinical perspectives on technology and time to care
Two clinical perspectives on technology in healthcare, showing different levels of digital adoption in their specialities. Physiotherapy focuses on encouraging simple digital practices for efficiency, while radiology is advanced in incorporating AI for improved patient care. Challenges include data standardisation in physiotherapy and IT infrastructure issues in radiology, highlighting the need for whole-system innovation and…
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An Introduction to The Babylonian Map of the World–the Oldest Known Map of the World | Open Culture
https://www.openculture.com/2024/08/an-introduction-to-the-babylonian-map-of-the-world-the-oldest-known-map-of-the-world.html
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Semantic Reader update
A brief overview of some of the skimming features available in Semantic Reader.
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A notebook for seeing with language models
https://thesephist.com/posts/spc/ I want to share with you some of my early design explorations for what future creative thinking tools may look like, based on these techniques and ideas. This particular exploration involves what I’ve labelled a computational notebook for ideas. This computational notebook is designed based on one cornerstone principle: documents aren’t a collection of…
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Beyond silos: AI as a personal knowledge management system
The future of personal knowledge management lies beyond siloed note-taking apps. We need a system that integrates information across various platforms and formats, creating meaningful connections in our fragmented digital lives. Whether through browser-based solutions, operating system integration, or local AI models, the goal is a seamless, intelligent layer that unifies our entire digital ecosystem.
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Weekly digest 26
A weekly collection of things I found interesting, thought-provoking, or inspiring. It’s almost always about higher education, mostly technology, and usually AI-related.
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Improve online reading with Reader view in Firefox
This post describes the Reader View feature in Firefox, which allows users to read web pages in a clutter-free, distraction-free mode with customisable text and background settings, making it ideal for online reading.
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Zettlr is an open-source writing platform for academics
I’ve always been fascinated with the tools people use to write (I should write a follow-up to that post), and over the last couple of years that interest has been focused on what I think of as . Your one-stop publication workbench. From idea to publication in one app: Zettlr accompanies you while writing your…
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Automated page translation in Firefox
Firefox’s page translation feature allows users to translate web pages directly in the browser, ensuring privacy by running the language model locally. While the translations are not perfect, it’s a convenient option for simple browsing activities, without relying on cloud services or sending data to servers.
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Blended Intensive Programmes on Digital Health and AI
ai, artificial intelligence, assignment, BIP, Blended Intensive Programme, digital health, digital health technology, European Commission, genAI, health intervention, healthcare technology, online learning, personal organisation, personal productivity, professional education, prompting, student modility, workshopDuring April-May, I participated in two Blended Intensive Programmes at Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão, coordinated by Antonio Lopes, in collaboration with European physiotherapy schools. These programmes combined short-term physical mobility abroad and online components, featuring topics like digital health technologies, responsible AI use in education and research, and generative AI workshops.
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New laptop – Asus Zenbook 15
in TechnologyA short note on the new laptop I bought after the fan on my older machine was giving me issues.
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Wikipedia’s Chrome extension uses AI to fact-check the web
“The extension shows the user the original claim, links to relevant Wikipedia articles, a supporting citation, signals about the article’s quality, and an assessment of whether Wikipedia backs up the claim or not.” – Matthias Bastian
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BIP Digital Health – Technology for managing healthcare interventions
In this Blended Intensive Programme in Digital Health, Joost van Wijchen and I discuss the influential role of technology in managing and recording healthcare interventions. We highlight the risks of uncritical technology adoption, examine how user interface design impacts patient care, and call for ethical considerations and sustainable practices. And we talk about empowering digital…
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BIP Digital Health – Technology to support the intervention process
In this Blended Intensive Programme in Digital Health, Christian Grüneberg, Franziska Weber and I, explore the impact of technology on physiotherapy practice. We discuss patient- and person-centred care, the role shift for physiotherapists, and the importance of digital health literacy. Participants were encouraged to innovate and identify steps to integrate digital technologies in practice, enhancing…
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BIP in Digital Health – Responsible use of digital health technologies
In this Blended Intensive Programme in Digital Health, Joost van Wijchen and I discussed responsible digital health technologies, focusing on security, regulatory, and ethical considerations, and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. We also discussed challenges in physiotherapy education and practice, emphasising the importance of proactively addressing risks and harnessing the benefits of digital health innovations.
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In Beta podcast: Digital health and learning
Last week I met with Joost van Wijchen to brainstorm a joint session we’re offering on an Erasmus+ funded Blended Intensive Programme on Digital Health. We recorded the session for later reflection but decided to also publish it as a podcast. Here’s a great outline that Joost very generously put together, covering some of the…
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On being an academic
I wake up every day, and get to begin my day by working on problems that are intellectually and creatively fascinating to me. Linus Lee (2022). On Proving Yourself. Every now and again, I’m reminded of what an enormous privilege it is to be an academic.
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The Future of Gaming: StarEngine
Soon you won’t be able to tell if you’re in a simulation. Which obviously raises the question of whether we’re in a simulation.
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Humane AI Pin
https://hu.ma.ne/aipin The first wearable device and software platform built to harness the full power of artificial intelligence (AI). Ai Pin marks a new beginning for personal consumer technology, offering users the ability to take AI with them everywhere in an entirely new, conversational and screenless form factor. Ai Pin will be available to order in…