Showing posts with label quantity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quantity. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 September 2014

Monday, 21 July 2014

The Cost of Things: The quality of what is fixed and what is marginal

individual
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
group

Internet of Things 
(IoT)
http://www.thezeromarginalcostsociety.com/
The Zero Marginal Cost Society

IoT is not just an incredible prospect it is an incredible happening.

Let us not forget however
the Fixed Costs of Social Care



Should some of the costs that assure High Quality be fixed, or remain intangible?

Saturday, 26 April 2014

Alex through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

Alex through the Looking-Glass: How...

individual
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
group




...Numbers Reflect Life
Life Reflects Numbers...



Image source:
http://pages.bloomsbury.com/favouritenumber/2

Monday, 30 December 2013

Le Ballet Mécanique (1924, Fernand Leger) & the axes of Hodges' model

INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL

individual
Le Ballet ?


Le Ballet ?



Le Ballet ?

group - population

The Ballet mécanique faq
http://www.antheil.org/faq.html

My source: Budick, A. (2013) Hymn to progress, Life&Arts, FT Weekend, 14-15 December. p.16.

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) September 2013 e-bulletin

A very useful resource:
Dear Colleague,
Please follow the link below to the September 2013 e-bulletin from the Research Design Service North West (RDS NW).
In this issue:
  • is my study research?
  • NIHR showcases the clinical research that could bring hope to the nation’s dementia sufferers
  • funding opportunities
  • events and training
  • approaching funding deadlines.
We hope you find this helpful and as always welcome any feedback.
Thanks,
RDS NW
Research Design Service North West
Central Coordinating Office
Tel: +44 (0) 1524 593209
Follow the Research Design Service on Twitter: @NIHR_RDS

Source: Thanks to RDS NW and Paul Dolby