Esther Dyson: angel investor, health nut
When angel investor Esther Dyson was in Russia, training for a private space flight, she was struck by how rigorously we track the health of astronauts. In the earthbound world, of course, [...]
Open-access everything: Peter Binfield on freeing up scientific knowledge
Harvard administrators said early this month that they would, despite a $32 billion endowment, be looking at ways to cut operating costs. One expense on the chopping block: university [...]
Prescriptions for your health startup
Healthcare innovation presents an obvious challenge: It requires highly specialized knowledge across a range of disciplines. Most often, that knowledge must be independently sourced – [...]
Aza Raskin’s health revolution handbook
In 1979, human-computer interface expert Jef Raskin took an unwieldy and esoteric piece of information technology – one that seemed to be the exclusive domain of guys sporting suspenders [...]
How to grow a healthy social network
While Brian Loew was involved in technology strategy at the Washington Post, the paper launched an online political forum. It was an early attempt to harness the dynamic and democratic potential [...]
