Let’s see if we understand correctly.
Grand Rounds started at GruntDoc this week…
But he lost steam and asked Dr. Val to pick up…
She thought the submissions were beneath her and asked David E Williams to continue…
But he was humbled by the excellent writing and asked us to step in.
Very well, then. On to the links, Medgadget-style — with an appropriate emphasis on well-conducted research, verifiable findings, and sound conclusions. Our motto: Just because we’re bloggers, it doesn’t mean we can’t be evidence-based.
Well, this sample of links certainly made for interesting reading, but didn’t produce any scientific breakthroughs. However, we do have one milestone to report:
We are pleased to announce that artificial intelligence has come far enough to allow virtual blog carnival hosting. Behold, Dr. Anonymous, an entirely official construct. This so-called ‘blog host,’ who seems to have real opinions, feelings, and even a ‘sense of humor,’ is nothing more than a complex array of heuristic algorithms and pre-programmed responses. What you see inside the black & white box when you press play (a color version is said to be forthcoming) is pretty much all there is to “Dr. Anonymous” — yet the effect is so lifelike, the hosting experience is so complete, that much of his audience has been fooled, despite multiple encounters.
See for yourself, as Dr. A continues with the hosting of this week’s Grand Rounds….