It's here. Mama Doc Medicine: Finding Calm and Confidence in Parenting, Child Health, and Work-Life Balance by the incomparable Wendy Sue Swanson. I captured the unpacking of my pre-release copy so that you could see it in the wild. Get yours March 4th. But a word to the wise....pre-orders are apparently going very fast. Go now and get your copy here. Full ... Continue Reading about Mama Doc Medicine – The Unpackaging
Present Shock – When Everything Happens Now
I recently read Douglas Rushkoff’s latest book, Present Shock - When Everything Happens Now Rushkoff suggests that our society has re-oriented itself to the present moment. The 20th century was preoccupied with the future. But now that the future is here, we have reoriented our selves to the present where everything is live, real time and always on. This has ... Continue Reading about Present Shock – When Everything Happens Now
Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier
I recently had a read Jaron Lanier’s Who Owns the Future? This is a fascinating read that offers a critical look at today's internet business models. Lanier is preoccupied with the power of Big Tech and the marginalization of the middle class. The Internet creates wealth in a very few, Lanier argues, and does so at the expense of the end user. “The primary ... Continue Reading about Who Owns the Future? by Jaron Lanier
The New Digital Age Book Review
In The New Digital Age – Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen take you though a futuristic view of a hyper-connected planet with all of its promises and challenges. From the future of war and cyberterrorism to virtual hate crimes, online identity and cyber discrimination, the authors offer a unique and thorough take on ... Continue Reading about The New Digital Age Book Review
Embracing Our Transhuman Future
As time passes, pieces of us will be replaced by artificial elements. Insulin pumps, pacemakers, artificial joints and limbs, exoskeletons, and cochlear implants. Neurochemical enhancement represents another way that we transform ourselves. Technology has made us transhuman. This is from The Techno-Human Condition by Braden Allenby and Daniel Sarewitz: Until ... Continue Reading about Embracing Our Transhuman Future
How to Create a Mind
Review of How to Create a Mind. As Watson makes his march toward clinical reasoning, the idea of a computer replicating the mind of a physician doesn’t seem that far off. Despite wide skepticism of this eventuality, the evidence supports that machines will ultimately be able to do a lot of what I do in my clinic. That’s the idea of Ray Kurzweil’s new book, How to ... Continue Reading about How to Create a Mind