Notes on the Blogging Conference

This is from by feedback to the organizers:
What session did you enjoy the most, and why?
Open Notebook, by Jean-Claude Bradley - I think this is a major part of the future of science. More generally, the validation and vetting of knowledge and expertise is gradually expanding beyond universities, and this is one of the great changes of our time. I also like it that Jean-Claude is enthusiastic about automating science.

My comment about knowledge and expertise is very crude, of course. I am busy studying a lot of other things - anyone willing to try to formulate the point better and in more detail?

Bradley's lab is at
http://usefulchem-experiments1.blogspot.com/
http://usefulchem.wikispaces.com/

and one other blogger especially working on the issue of open notebook science is Bill Hooker at http://www.sennoma.net/.

The slides for Bradley's talk are at
http://www.slideshare.net/jcbradley/science-blogging-conference-bradley-talk .

More links are at
http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2007/01/conference_blogging.php and
http://mistersugar.stikipad.com/blogtogether/show/Conference+Links+and+Liveblogging .

Business models

Currently I am studying business models for supporting self-care. I like consumer co-ops such as Group Health in the Seattle area, but the self-care sector is still far too small to support such a form. I like the idea of a web site that hires experts and has some services free and some for paid members.

I am also a member of a group that is working on a similar and related problem: business models for supporting aging baby boomers with their special needs.

Would you like to share any thoughts on these topics?

science bloggers conference in Chapel HIll

I plan to be there. The following is from the organizers:

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The Program continues to evolve, so check it today. And three editors from The Lancet take us up to 49 registrants. Who will be the 50th person to register?
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I have found a social networking site I like. LIbraryThing is in beta and has some broken links but is great fun. Through it I have been finding blogs I like and books I need to read.

Welcome to my blog

I am reading RESHAPING HERBAL MEDICINE, edited by Catherine O'Sullivan. I especially like the chapter by Peter Conway.