The themes presented in this Presidential address are introduced through masterpieces of medicine in art from the very earliest depictions to the modern day. The representations of medicine in art provide a commentary on the place of medicine in society and how it was viewed by society. Some artists used their work both to highlight important health issues of the time and as a " propaganda " to...

This paper analyzes Martin Luther’s criticism of increasingly corrupt church practices, including, the papacy’s granting of indulgences, the promotion of pilgrimage, the preservation and exploitation of relics, the cult of saints, and the belief in saintly intercession. I will examine how Luther’s critiques of these practices were expressed in the religious propaganda that circulated during thi...

One of the major challenges in changing human behavior is dealing with the large gap between our action and its consequences. Persuasion for sustainable action is a complex and long procedure since changing the behavior for the benefits of collective society rather than the individual is a challenge. Although several design principles have been derived for the ease of persuasive system design, ...

This paper will present an argument towards establishing the act of threedimensional visualisation as a valid research methodology. An argument that is supported with evidence drawn from my own practical endeavours into the problem of accessibility and the ‘persuasive visualisation’. This paper also documents the unique properties of the virtual material, focusing on its infinite malleability, ...

Human health depends to a large extent on their behavior. Adopting a healthy lifestyle often requires behavior change. This paper presents a computational model of behavior change that describes formal relations between the determinants of behavior change, based on existing psychological theories. This model is developed to function as the core of a reasoning mechanism of an intelligent support...

Argentina privatized most public utilities during the 1990’s but re-nationalized the main water company in 2006. We study beliefs about the benefits of the privatization of water services amongst low and middle income groups immediately after the 2006 nationalization. Negative opinions about the privatization prevail. These are particularly strong amongst households that did not benefit from pr...