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The blog of the Science, Technology and Public Policy program of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Zachary Tumin
Category Archives: Health
Africa’s New Science and Innovation Agenda
by Calestous Juma I am on my way back from the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. This was a remarkable meeting with an overwhelming intellectual energy. The event was unique in many respects. But … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Development, Emerging Tech, Engineering, Health, Innovation, Manufacturing, Telcomm
Tagged africa, Agriculture, Biotechnology, infrastructure, Technology, wef; grow africa; akinola; financial times; innovation; carlsson; gatete; van houten; lanre; ericsson; ibm; samsung; mobile; fibre; rwanda; south africa; nobel;
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Technological Somnambulism Revisited: Sleeping through the New Invisible Surveillance Technologies
by Tolu Odumosu A few months ago, I discovered that my excessive fatigue and uneasy sleep were caused by an underlying condition of severe sleep apnea. This malady causes one to stop breathing while sleeping. Humans of course, need … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Innovation
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Persecuting Biotechnology
by Calestous Juma In a widely circulated speech, UK environmental activist Mark Lynas has apologized for his past history of demonizing transgenic crops and masterminding the anti-biotechnology campaign. Explaining at the Oxford Farming Conference in January 2013 why he … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Agriculture, Development, Health, Innovation
Tagged Biotechnology, lynas, transgenic
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ACA – Where from Here?
by John E. McDonough By my count, [our recent] national election was the third near-death experience faced by the Affordable Care Act (aka: Obamacare, ACA). The first was the election of Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate in late … Continue reading
Privacy and Whole Genome Sequencing
by Amy Guttman The price of sequencing your whole genome is dropping so rapidly that it soon may cost about $1,000 to know your entire genetic blueprint. Our whole genome sequence data can reveal predispositions to diabetes, cancer or … Continue reading
Why We Need Innovation To Prepare For The Global Aging Society
by Calestous Juma A startling new United Nations Population Fund report projects that in 2050 there will be more people over the age of 60 than those under 15. Put another way, there will be more pensioners than children by 2050. … Continue reading
Innovation and the Wealth of Regions
by Calestous Juma The world is awash with reports that rank the competitiveness of nations in the global economy. These reports are compiled by purveyors based on the myth that nation states have unique technological capabilities that help them to … Continue reading
The Stage 2 “Meaningful Use” of Electronic Health Records’ Proposed Rules: No Surprises
By Ashish K. Jha Late in the day on February 23, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the preliminary rules for Stage 2 Meaningful Use. For those not deep in the weeds of Health Information Technology … Continue reading