Month: March 2008

  • Embryology podcast no. 8

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    The 8th embryology podcast from me and Rhiannon, in which we talk about the development of the urinary system, is up in iTunes (enhanced AAC) and on the Medicine page (MP3). I know, we said we were going to talk about cardiovascular embryology, but Geraint Morris was very keen to take part in some of…

  • Desk stuff

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    Desk stuff, originally uploaded by samwebster. I was amazed by the weird stuff that was accumulating on my desk at home, so felt the need to blog a photo. Helicopter, Halloween skull candle, dinosaur, balls, scorecards, hard disks, cables, cables, cables…

  • March Weather

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    Bad weather at sea, originally uploaded by samwebster. Hail falling at sea. We realised it was hail when it came to get us.

  • James Cracknell completes swim to Africa

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    James Cracknell has completed his massive Sport Relief challenge and made it to Africa. He travelled from the UK to Africa using his own power, covering 1,460 miles in 10 days by rowing, cycling and swimming. His aim was to show that Africa isn’t as far from the UK as we often feel it is,…

  • Brighton

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    Travelling to Brighton today. Photos going to Flickr.

  • Respiratory embryology podcast

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    A new podcast, “the embryology of the respiratory system” has gone up on iTunes (enhanced AAC) and on the Medicine page (MP3). Dr Geraint Morris, a consultant neonatologist from Singleton Hospital adds much interest to our usual whittering on. Rhi and I did intend to follow it up with a cardiovascular podcast, but instead have…

  • iPod Touch

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    Sweeeeeet. For testing video podcasts….

  • Japanese robots enter daily life

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    An AP article in USA Today is suggesting that robots that are already taken for granted in Japanese factories are starting to become accepted in other parts of life. The Japanese government is predicting that the robotics industry could be worth almost $70 billion by 2025, and says that an aging population pushes this need.…

  • A history of kidney study

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    Fascinating to me, but maybe less so to medical students, is “The Kidney Through the Ages”. Members of the Italian Society of Neonatology have summarised the major discoveries over the last 2400 years leading to our modern day understanding of kidney structure and function. It’s a great list of tales of precocious genius, logical reasoning…

  • Cracknell’s Cross-Continent Challenge

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    Have you been following any of the Sport Relief activities? James Cracknell is on his way to North Africa, and at the moment he’s in Northern Spain. How’s he getting there? First he rowed across the English Channel. Which is impressive enough, even giving his Olympic heritage in this sport. He’s now cycling from there,…