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The medical field is far behind most others in technology deployment. Unlike car sales, Amazon.com, or even real estate, there are few sophisticated customer support systems (some exist in HMO’s such as GroupHealth). I have good insurance, but I can’t email my doctor, I...

As a futurist, I often talk about the speed of change. Instant and cheap global communication and huge increases in computing power have increased the rate at which we share and build on knowledge. Significant advances are being made in medical science, nanotechnology, bioengineering,...

A few months ago I sat in a Starbucks drinking coffee, and as is sometimes the way in coffee shops, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation at the table next to me. An earnest young man was actively working to recruit a young...

In our Ticking Time Bombs article, two issues among several stand out, climate crisis and end of easy oil. They are old stories to be sure, but are there solutions that address them, now? The big news I got from the event I am...

A trend worth serious attention in 2007 is the blending of virtual and physical money. Money has been readily changed from currency to currency for a long time. But now traditional money can be traded for virtual money, and vice versa. At the simple...