The Innovation Deficit Peter Thiel is a smart fellow. One of the founders of Paypal, businessmen like him and economists like Tyler Cowen insistently argue innovation is declining throughout the globe. One area that really does not appear to be innovating well is health. Which makes sense. Particularly if your definition of what you’re attempting […]
The New Hypochondriacs (Our Brave New Sensor World – 1/30/13)
New York, 2016 Your smartphone blasts you into semiconsciousness at 3:20 in the morning. As you shakily grab the sides blue and white neon flash across the screen – “Warning! You are at risk of heart attack. Consult your physician immediately.” You stare at the messages, but the picture stays the same. Hit a few […]
Watch Out – the Net is Changing Your Body (7/5/12)
Using A Technology that Changes You The universe is a sea of information. Your body is an information processing unit. The Internet and how you use it is changing your body – right now. Though some changes are conscious, most do not reach conscious awareness. But change is happening fast. If you want to control […]
Regenerating the economy, regenerating your health – Part II (11/28/11)
New Ideas for Health As was clear in Part I, many factors can help revive the American economy . They also hold many lessons for individuals: 3. Immigration – A lot of what has kept the US competitive since the 1970s have been successes in technology like those from Silicon Valley, where at least 35% […]
Give me magic pills (9/12/11)
Pill Power The human body possesses fantastic regenerative power. We replace most of ourselves inside three to four weeks, updating and upgrading as we go, refashioning information into new bodies, bone and brain. But that is not why Americans go to their doctors. When people feel ill or even fearful of illness, they want relief, […]