Redesigning People: How far will you go?
My friend David Ewing Duncan recently published an fascinating piece in the Atlantic.com online site examining what’s ahead in medical technologies. What’s clear is that medtech and biotech are moving beyond the traditional boundaries of dire medical need and into the realm of human enhancement. There’s a fine line between exoskeletons to help a paralyzed...
Tomorrow Project
I was interviewed for this podcast by Intel Inc. Futurist Brian David Johnson for the Intel’s Tomorrow Project last year in Portland. Brian helps Intel understand medium-term trends in technology and society so they can align their business operations appropriately. It’s always a pleasure to work and share information with him.
Star Trek Tricorders on their way
On January 10, 2012, at CES in Las Vegas, the X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm Inc. announced the launch of the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder prize. The goal is to develop a portable, wireless device capable of monitoring and diagnosing health conditions, not unlike the tricorders used by Dr. “Bones” McCoy in the TV Series...
First Bird Flu human case since 2010 leads to death
Bird Flu is back in the news. First scientists report work to make it spread more easily in human populations, sparking a debate on scientific censorship, now the first reported case since 2010 appears in China. The man, surnamed Chen, fell ill shortly before Christmas and was diagnosed with pneumonia. He tested positive for H5N1,...
Hope Live gala works to preserve fertility before chemotherapy.
Every year at least 10,000 Canadians between the ages of 20 and 44 are diagnosed with cancer – an estimated 80% will survive. Fertile Future works to provide these patients and oncology professionals with vital information about fertility preservation. I had the pleasure of joining the lovely Tobin family at Hope Live, an annual gala...
Study linking virus to chronic fatigue syndrome retracted
A two-year scientific controversy all but ended Thursday when the prestigious journal Science retracted a study linking a strange virus to chronic fatigue syndrome, a sometimes-debilitating disorder with no known cause. The journal editors “lost confidence” in the work after it could not be replicated by other groups. This story is notable in that it...
