HEALTH
Platform to Diagnose Medical Conditions
April 19, 2013 | Courtney van der Weyden
CrowdMed uses the collective intelligence of hundreds of ‘medical detectives’ to assist in solving the world’s most difficult and unusual medical cases with the implementation of their online platform. The company…
Announcing The Rise & Rise of Made Better in China
April 11, 2013 | Ben Rennie
At a recent conference for the Australian Tourism Industry, I was asked to speak about consumer behaviour and emerging trends. During my research, all roads led to China.
The travel industry in Australia is in a good place. After…
Join the Pipe
March 22, 2013 | Eva Muller
I was at a meetup at an exclusive venue in Sydney’s CBD the other day – lots of people in suits and wine from big crystal glasses. Within the first 5 minutes, the distinguished man leading the panel, defied the venue for serving bottled…
Electric Tattoos Printed onto Skin
March 21, 2013 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
The University of Illinois has developed an electric tattoo that is capable of remotely tracking patients symptoms including heat rate, temperature, strain and hydration. According to Wired magazine, the design is “paving the way…
Walk-in Kiosks to Deliver Healthcare via Telemedicine
February 11, 2013 | Courtney van der Weyden
HealthSpot is a small, walk in telemedicine kiosk designed to deliver access to high quality health care in different settings. The concept debuted at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month and is currently in the pilot stage…
ViSi Mobile, Helping Patients & Clinicians Stay Connected
January 30, 2013 | Courtney van der Weyden
The Sotera ViSi Mobile system is a transportable device designed to keep clinicians connected to their patients. The system is comprised of a monitor with non invasive sensors that is worn on the wrist to keep track of vital signs wirelessly…
Firefighters Ingest Data Delivery Pill
January 21, 2013 | Courtney van der Weyden
Firefighters in Australia have swallowed data delivery pills in an effort to measure and monitor their vitals. Once consumed the Equivital EQ02 Life Monitor Capsule relays individual core temperature statistics in real time to give an understanding…
Half of the World’s Food is Going to Waste
January 15, 2013 | Courtney van der Weyden
A new study conducted by UK-based Institution of Medical Engineers has revealed an alarming fact, 50% of the world’s food goes to waste. Causes of this staggering issue include poor storage, strict sell by dates, bulk offers and consumer…
Infographic | The Health Hazards of Tablet Use
November 5, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
Since tablets can be used almost anywhere in a variety of ways, we may find ourselves in ergonomically awkward positions. This consistent bending, or flexion, can cause extra strain on the neck and shoulder muscles. Apple has revealed that…
JiffPad Helps Doctors Explain Medical Data via the iPad
September 19, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden
JiffPad allows doctors and other medical professionals to communicate with patients via the iPad to ensure they are better informed about medical conditions and subsequent treatment. The iPad app allows doctors to explain data visually…
Watsi: Crowdfunding Platform for High Impact Medical Treatment
September 17, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden
Chase Adam’s is drawing on the recent explosion of crowdfunding with new start-up Watsi. Watsi is a non-profit crowdfunding platform that allows members of the public to donate money to individuals in the developing world in dire…
Wristband to Remind Workers to Wash Hands
September 4, 2012 | Courtney van der WeydenHyginex has developed a hand washing system that will provide real-time monitoring and warning of hand hygiene compliance within hospitals. Regular hand washing is paramount in preventing the spread of diseases within hospitals. …
QR Codes to Provide Vaccination Records
August 27, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
It’s estimated that near 3 million children die each year from vaccine preventable diseases, or VPDs. This thoughtful vaccination aid program, titled Immune, aims to being awareness to the issue and streamline the vaccination process…
Infograph: Work is Murder
April 10, 2012 | White Spaces
This infograph courtesy of OnlineUniversity.net made me feel ill just reading it. As my job requires me to be seated for the majority of the time, I applied all of the quoted statistics to myself. I quickly learnt that I am twice as likely to …
Photographs of Rotting Food Visualise a Global Issue
March 28, 2012 | White Spaces
Austrian photographer Klaus Pichler’s still life series captures a current world problem, waste managment. An alarming study conducted by the UN, Global Food and Global Waste found that,
roughly one third of the food produced in the…
You Need More Sleep
March 12, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden
Sleep, its something most of us don’t get enough of, and are always wanting more. Take a look at the infograph by the MedicalBillingAndCodingCertification.net who demand, we need for more sleep. Most importantly they point out…
Depression and Business
March 2, 2012 | Angelique Milojevic
I have a habit of turning my clients into business friends. I like people and I like relationships. It’s no wonder than, that once trust and respect is established that they open up to me.
Last year, I had eight of my clients, in a space of …
Can a Bar of Soap Save Lives?
February 29, 2012 | White Spaces 1Did you know that approximately 5,000 children die from diseases every single day that could be prevented by simply washing their hands? Not many people do. It seems crazy that not everyone would have access to something as basic as this and …
What we Think vs What we do | America’s Nutrition Evolution
February 3, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden
In America, one of the biggest sectors families spend their money on is food and groceries. Jason of Frugal Dad created an infographic to illustrate the relationship between nutrition and spending money on food. What he found is that as the …
Fatal Attraction: What is Really in Your Beauty Products
February 3, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
To those of you who think beauty and beauty products at that, are only skin deep, your in for a real wake up call. Our fourth and final infograph for the week illustrates the dangerous chemicals found in most beauty products and the damaging …
A New Film Dives into the American Water Crisis
December 10, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
For something so fundamental, the average North American’s understanding of water is woefully shallow. Clean water is consistently rated as a key environmental issue, but tell the average person that in America the water coming…
A True Celebration of the Work Cyclist
December 9, 2011 | White Spaces
The Work Cycle is a web-based celebration of the Work Cyclist and their Work Cycles. A self-initiated project by Bristol-based creative production agency, Pixillion and after the success and enjoyment of Pixillion Sessions (the…
A Visual Guide to Our Massive Impact on Planet Earth!
November 30, 2011 | Ben Rennie 2
Human ingenius inspires us everyday. Cities, airports, roads, buildings and even our car. Our world is an interconnected web leaving behind it a trail of sometimes devastation. So at what cost? Globaïa has created these renderings to …Read More
The Meth Project
November 16, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
The director of Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky has collaborated with digital marketing agency, Organic to direct four ads for The Meth Project. Having not seen the ads you can already assume they will be hard-hitting and disturbing given the…
Bike Riding to Save the World and Your Health
November 11, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden 2
The environmental health perspectives in the states conducted a study based on the premise that car exhausts pose health risks and that a dependency on your wheels can reduce physical fitness opportunities. It is known that 70 percent…
Tony Fadell says goodbye to the iPod & iPhone in exchange for The Nest
October 25, 2011 | White Spaces
So i’m not sure you are aware that 10% of all U.S. energy is controlled by thermostats (and over 50% of your household energy bill). That’s the equivalent of 1.7 billion barrels of oil per year. But in most homes the thermostat is an unassuming…
6 Sets of Wheels That You Need For Your Commute To Work This Week
October 24, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden 1This gives the term “beach cruiser” a whole new meaning. Developed in collaboration with Almond Surfboards, the Almond x Linus Summer Bike ($1,300) is based on Linus’ Roadster Classic…
The F Word: Famine is the Real Obscenity
October 17, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
I’ve been known to drop the occasional expletive, but the most offensive F word to me is not the one that goes fu**. Its F*****- The famine in the Horn of Africa, mainly Somalia.
These are the words of rocker Bono who is fighting once…
Land of the Rising Son
October 10, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
This diagram is a graphical exploration on the effects of the one child policy in China. It depicts why the policy was introduced, incentives to make the people welcome and adopt the policy and whether or not it has been a ‘success’.…
A cinema run on pedal power
October 10, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
A cinema run entirely on the use of pedal power. Magnificent Revolutions Cycle in Cinema has designed a cinema that uses the power generated by bicycle peddling viewers, an environmentally friendly idea that gives new meaning to exercise.…
IDEO & Lim Lab Collaborate to Exploit Microorganisms
October 5, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
As gross as it may seem, thinkers at IDEO are collaborating with scientist to train bacteria such as E Coli to form everyday objects, such as a simple coffee mug.
IDEO has joined forces with the team at Lim Lab university in San Francisco…
How Google Affects Our Memory
September 29, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
This is the coolest thing. The infograph surmises that Google has made us overall lazy, having information easily and readily available to us. Then came along Social media such as Facebook which saw us take an all time low and ask our peers …
Rhian Sugden for The Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (MCAC) Hands out a Twist
September 19, 2011 | White Spaces
Glamour model, Rhian Sugden, is fronting a bold new marketing campaign for the charity Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (MCAC) which sees her touch herself on camera with a dramatic twist. The educational viral film aims to eliminate the embarrassment…
For Lovers of Bikes and Action: Premium Rush – Official Trailer – Hits Theaters in January
September 18, 2011 | White Spaces 1
Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day’s work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York’s agile and aggressive bicycle messengers.
Premium Rush …
Turning Un-Recycled Plastics into Crude Oil
September 8, 2011 | Ben Rennie
Ohio-based energy company Vadxx is taking plastics that can’t be recycled and reverting them back to there original state… crude oil.
Vadxx CEO Jim Garret said in a press statement:
“Plastics are made from oil, and…
The United States Mountain of Debt
August 22, 2011 | White Spaces 1
As of May 2011, the United States owed $14.3 trillion in debt to other countries. Heather Billings and Todd Lindeman of The Washington Post break foreign debt down by continent and then by country.
Foreign investors hold the largest …
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