CNN: Chasing Life - Sanjay Guptan spesiaali kaikesta elämän pidennykseen liittyvästä.
Artificial General Intelligence: Now Is the Time - Sanoo Ben Goertzel.
In the domain of biomedicine, imagine an AGI scientist capable of ingesting all the available online data regarding biology, genetics, disease and related topics—quantitative data, relational databases, and research articles as well. With all that data in its mind at once, new discoveries would roll out by the minute—and with automated lab equipment at its disposal, the AGI biologist would quickly make its insights practical, saving and improving lives.
Wall Street Journal: Perverse Incentives in Health Care (PDF)
Perhaps the most spectacular instance of a health-care product developing outside the third-party payment system is the walk-in clinic. These can be found in shopping malls and drug stores in the upper Midwest and they are spreading like wildfire around the country. They post prices. There is very little waiting. They maintain records electronically. The quality of service is comparable to traditional primary care at half the cost. -- I know what you're probably thinking. Markets may work for certain specialized services; but can they work for run-of-the-mill hospital surgery? Medical tourism is proving that the answer is yes. If you're willing to leave the country you too can have access to efficient, high-quality health care.
Luke's Binoculars - DARPA suunnittelee Star Wars -kiikareita.
Skin Temperature Radio Telemetry: A Case Study of How to Design and Make Your Own System - Langaton lämpomittari.
One day I got a frantic phone call from a mother who had tracked me down from the Patent Office records, past even an address change. Her son had repeated ear infections and high temperatures and she was desperate to find where she could buy the device. I still feel bad having had to tell her that it is not for sale anywhere. -- But this is where you come in, to improve the system and develop it further. Be the first to make an USB version!