More on personal health records
My friend and colleague Dave deBronkart, aka “e-patient Dave,” was interviewed by the Boston Globe about his experience setting up […]
e-patients
Business, Media, Social Media
Heckle and Jeckle
Magpie is troubling: “Allow us to embed our customers’ messages (aka spam?) in your Twitter timeline and earn money. Crass
Science
I’m not so sure about the good-bad thing…
Sex, beer, wine, pot… and maggots! Top 10 bad things that are gooood for you. (Via Lane Becker!) They’re creepy,
Body, Futures, Technology
Personal health records: the data’s not in (really)
A PHR (Personal Health Records) system like Google Health supposedly “puts you in charge of your health information,” but where
Community, Futures
Thinking about education
Jamais Cascio ponders education, saying first that we need more Sids than Andys, a Toy Story reference. Sid was, according
Politics, Technology
National Broadband Plan (hooray)
Finally, historically, the FCC is working on a national broadband plan. “Why: President Obama considers broadband to be basic infrastructure,
Business, Community, Design
That buzzing sound…
Geographers are researching buzz, according to this New York Times article (thanks to the phenomenal Oliver Markley for the pointer).
Consciousness
Memories are made of this
Researchers are learning how memory works, via PKMzeta molecules that facilitate “speed dialing” among brain cells, “like a group of
Business, Economy
Fixing the car while it’s moving
James Suroweicki talks about the Obama Administration’s tough balancing act when it comes to bank regulation. It has to fix
Uncategorized
Britannica’s overhaul
Encyclopedia Britannica’s having an overhaul, and crowdsourcing part of it with contributions from paid subscribers. But Britannica’s President insists they’re
Community, Consciousness
Humans and tools
From Kevin Kelly: an overview of human history and some thoughts about the relevance of language as the original social
Media
Into the image of sunset
Here’s a slide show from The Museum of Mondern Art’s exhibit, “Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West.”
Uncategorized
Confessions of an Ozzy clone
My dangerously whacky friend Don Wrege was often mistaken for Ozzy Osbourne, and he found that resemblance marketable when Ozzy’s
Politics
The quintessential geek couple, completely and inalterably married-for-life
Our friends and sometimes houseguests, Bruce Sterling and Jasmina Tesanovic, are facing an immigration hassle. Says Bruce, “We have no