How do we look at the future of health with both eyes?
Ramesh Raskar, along with Everett Lawson, talks about “smart glasses” being built by MIT Media Lab, which use images of the retina to make predictions about overall health.
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How can helping you help me?
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What is the sound of E. Pluribus Unum?
If two hands can make a piano sing, imagine the creative symphony of a dozen charismatic pianists.
Are zombie doctors taking over America?
Physician Zubin Damania, Director of Healthcare Development for Downtown Project Las Vegas, has a plan to fight back against a system that can dehumanize doctors and patients alike.
What’s the new way to ask big questions in science?
From TEDMED 2013: Can you have good science without a hypothesis? Mathematician and Aston University professor Max Little uses algorithms to generate explanations we might otherwise miss.
How do we move from health data to health dialog?
Patients have won the right to their health records, but it’s only the first step toward true access. White House advisor Ryan Panchadsaram tells TEDMED 2013 what’s next.
What happens now…that I can read your brainwaves?
If seeing is believing, what does belief look like? At TEDMED 2013, Artist Raghava KK used EEG technology to show just how fleeting our beliefs really are.
What happens when death is what’s for dinner?
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Lessons from the Trajectory of Innovation
How do good ideas become reality? In this discussion, thought leaders share key steps along the way, from start to scale to exit.