Cosmetic surgery on the face typically involves separation, repositioning and tightening of the outer skin layer. In order to increase longevity of the smoothed face, it has become more common to tighten the underlying SMAS (Superficial Musculo

Threatened History: The controversy over Māori cannibalism

Oct 26th, 2009 1h 9m

In 2008, Paul Moon published ‘This Horrid Practice: The Myth and Reality of Traditional Maori Cannibalism’. In the months that followed, he was subject to a barrage of criticism and attacks from various quarters, and a year later, there are sti

Garbage in, Garbage out: only if mucociliary transport is working

Sep 7th, 2009 57m 16s

For the lungs to perform their primary role as an organ of gas exchange they must be exposed to the environment. This exposure to atmospheric gases brings the possibility of inspiring noxious materials. The mucociliary transport system provides

Hardware-accelerated Non-Rigid Registration for the Evaluation of Cardiac Function

Aug 31st, 2009 1h

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging allows non-invasive access to the morphology and function of the heart with high precision and accuracy. Since a single cardiac examination results in a large number of CMR images, image processing for q

Back to the future: an analogue approach to biosignals

Mar 9th, 2009 1h 11m

For many engineers and scientists, hybrid analogue and digital machines represented the ideal for modeling, simulation, and teaching. Many useful advances in understanding of complex systems were made by way of these ‘instruments’ … the work of

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