The quantification of the child is the next frontier in quantified self. But sometimes what we want to believe is more important than what’s real. Pixie Scientific, A NYC based startup has embedded a patch into the diaper for the detection of UTI and dehydration. The in-diaper patch changes color depending upon the presence of bacteria and protein. The parent ... Continue Reading about Digital Disruption or Dipstick-in-a-Diaper?
The Coming Age of Contextual Health
Shel Israel recently suggested that there have been several great steps in human communication over the past century. The Age of Broadcast lasted 80 years until blogging and social media created the Age of Conversation. Coming next is the Age of Context. It’s the subject of a book he is writing with Robert Scoble. Read into this the age of contextual ... Continue Reading about The Coming Age of Contextual Health