http://infoisland.org/2006/10/24/bi-weekly-science-discussions-to-begin-thursday/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:01:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://infoisland.org/2006/10/24/bi-weekly-science-discussions-to-begin-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Smaller than the real world « Knowledge Transfer Innovations Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:26:35 +0000 http://infoisland.org/2006/10/24/bi-weekly-science-discussions-to-begin-thursday/#comment-186 [...] On Thursday a psychologist in Japan gave a fascinating talk, illustrated with slides, on her research into brain structure and function (the long ago subject of my master’s degree, so it was nice to hear an up to date exposition). Troy pointed out that the meeting spanned the globe - including Japan, Australia, Canada, UK and the US (well okay not the whole globe) but it had the feel of a cosy symposium and I was able to attend from my desk at NPL as it happened at a Euro-friendly time. Later I popped over to OneClimate Island to discover how the Nairobi Climate Summit was proceeding - a small world indeed. [...] [...] On Thursday a psychologist in Japan gave a fascinating talk, illustrated with slides, on her research into brain structure and function (the long ago subject of my master’s degree, so it was nice to hear an up to date exposition). Troy pointed out that the meeting spanned the globe – including Japan, Australia, Canada, UK and the US (well okay not the whole globe) but it had the feel of a cosy symposium and I was able to attend from my desk at NPL as it happened at a Euro-friendly time. Later I popped over to OneClimate Island to discover how the Nairobi Climate Summit was proceeding – a small world indeed. [...]

]]> http://infoisland.org/2006/10/24/bi-weekly-science-discussions-to-begin-thursday/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Thirteen Penny Picayune » Blog Archive » Getting a Second Life… Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:44:59 +0000 http://infoisland.org/2006/10/24/bi-weekly-science-discussions-to-begin-thursday/#comment-105 [...] So off I went to Info Island, teleporting across the vast virtual landscape and landing upon a more natural looking island decorated with buildings whose construction seemed inspired by a menagerie of architectural styles. But these buildings were also inspired by real world counterparts. Greeting me here was the Second Life Library, the Second Life Medical Library & Consumer Health Information Library, Mystery Manor, a Science Center, etc… all dedicated to sharing content! But sadly it was also deserted. Which is what led me to end up on a virtual beach soaking up virtual sunshine. Now I know from the Info Island webpage that this is a happening place populated with interesting people offering classes, book clubs, discussion groups and all sorts of planned opportunities for Second Life residents. I guess I just missed them all on my first visit. [...] [...] So off I went to Info Island, teleporting across the vast virtual landscape and landing upon a more natural looking island decorated with buildings whose construction seemed inspired by a menagerie of architectural styles. But these buildings were also inspired by real world counterparts. Greeting me here was the Second Life Library, the Second Life Medical Library & Consumer Health Information Library, Mystery Manor, a Science Center, etc… all dedicated to sharing content! But sadly it was also deserted. Which is what led me to end up on a virtual beach soaking up virtual sunshine. Now I know from the Info Island webpage that this is a happening place populated with interesting people offering classes, book clubs, discussion groups and all sorts of planned opportunities for Second Life residents. I guess I just missed them all on my first visit. [...]

]]>