Content is where I expect much of the real money will be made on the Internet, just as it was in broadcasting. The television revolution that began half a century ago spawned a number of industries, including the manufacturing of TV sets, but the long-term winners were those who used the medium to deliver information [...]
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The Cure For Cancer Is On The Moon
A New York Times article published a few weeks ago called “Advances Elusive in the Drive to Cure Cancer” starts off: “In 1971, flush with the nation’s success in putting a man on the Moon, President Richard M. Nixon announced a new goal. Cancer would be cured by 1976, the bicentennial. When 1976 came and [...]
The Future of Heath Care Is Self-Care
Last week I found myself in the emergency room at 1am, voluntarily checking myself in. I ended up there after being sick for several days. A throat virus, turned into an infection, and made it almost impossible for me to eat because of the pain. The doctor I saw a few days earlier didn’t prescribe [...]
Creativity as a learned skill
Ira Glass’s most distinguishing characteristic is probably his nasal, almost prepubescent voice, which is an aural signature for the radio show This American Life. And every week, or sometimes every day, I tune in to hear his casual, nuanced form of storytelling through podcasts on my iPhone (what a geek!) He’s a world-class storyteller — [...]
