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‘Biomarkers’, i.e., chemical substances that are used as indicators of biological (especially pathological) conditions, is one of these important concepts in contemporary biomedicine that seem to be almost impossible as an exhibition topic — partly because the idea of ‘biomarker’ is so abstract and partly because the involved artefacts and substances don’t have much ‘presence’. Unfortunately, because the […]

So, your article has been accepted and is now published in a peer-reviewed journal. Great! Now the world gets to know of all your findings and hard work. Or will it? What if no one reads it? You can of course let your colleagues know that your article is out, have the communication department do […]

As a bit of a brain-fanatic, I was very excited to attend the opening of the new Wellcome Collection exhibition in London, Brains: The Mind as Matter, at the end of March. I was particularly keen to see how the stated aim to focus on the brain as object  would play out: Brains takes the […]

The Museums and the Web 2012 conference in San Diego has just ended. In addition to attending the meeting and participating in the twitter backchannel, members of the museum community nominated and voted for their favourite museum websites: Here’s the result of the popular vote for Best of the Web 2012 (People’s Choice): 15 Second Place 1 26 Treasures […]

Did you ever feel you lacked an overview of how the current European financial crisis affects museums and the culture sector as a whole? I found a list of questions asked by the museum directors, fund-raisers, marketing managers, policy-makers etc. around Europe at the moment: How can cultural heritage be an economic driver? How can […]

How do you persuade good old fashion researchers that social media has something to offer them too? You know, the kind who prefer having their papers published in the Lancet, British Medical Journal and Nature. The ones who like giving key-note speeches at prestigious conferences or at least an oral presentation of an abstract. And […]

Every time I see a conference call for papers in my field of expertise these days, I’m thinking: could this meeting have been organised on Twitter or Google+ or some other online platform instead? I’d rather participate in an academic discussion on my iPad at home or in a café than sitting in an ugly meeting room in an anonymous hotel somewhere in the […]

Nina Katchadourian‘s ‘Artificial Insemination’ (C-print, 20 x 20 inches, 1998) A “very spontaneous” piece of work she writes: a handful of tadpoles in water all fished out of a rainwater pond, a dinner plate from the cupboard, and a black t-shirt I was wearing at the time. A deliberate scrambling of the iconic scientific image […]

The last two weeks in April, Medical Museion will host a number of events —  including a workshop+seminar +exhibition opening with Lucy Lyons, a seminar with David Pantalony from the University of Ottawa, and a film screening (Lars von Trier’s Epidemic) as part of CPH PIX film festival. Lucy Lyons: On Friday, 27 April, we […]

Judging from the number of courses, guidelines etc. on the use of social media in health care, Denmark is now also becoming aware that there is something to it. The Danish Medical Association just published an advisory guide to their members on how to deal with social media, and Dagens Medicin, a Danish newspaper for […]

Last year, Medical Museion received the Society for the History of Technology’s (SHOT) Dibner Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits — an award that recognises museums and exhibits that interpret the history of technology, industry and engineering to the general public. I am proud to serve on the Dibner Award committee for 2012-2014 — and we are now […]

At dømme ud fra antallet af kurser og vejledninger om brugen af ​​sociale medier i sundhedsvæsenet, er Danmark nu ved at blive opmærksomme på, at sociale medier også her har et potentiale. Lægeforeningen har netop udgivet en rådgivende vejledning til deres medlemmer om, hvordan man håndterer sociale medier, og Dagens Medicin udbyder i maj måned […]