TED India - SixthSense Technology Presentation

Earlier this month TED held their conference in India -- TED India. I happened to view this presentation by Pranav Mistry from the MIT Media Lab. The vision he creates of future human computer interaction by blurring the lines between the digital world and the real world is magnificent. Take a look:

Perspectives on Aging

I have spent a good part of this year and last researching challenges and opportunities in healthcare. There are many challenges and even more opportunities. As I look at the debate unraveling the thorniest issues of our times I decided to step back a little bit. What have we learned in the past? Are we rehashing old issues? Has anything changed materially?

The bottomline is that people want to live longer. The good thing is we are living longer. But what about the quality of life? Longevity can be problematic. Actually in various parts of the world this is already causing a lot of problems. Today Europe has a major crisis on its hand when it comes to an aging population. Supporting the old requires a nation state to have a thriving young population. In Asia, we are at the cusp of seeing the same problem manifest in China. The one child policy makes it worse.

The economics underlying aging is quite interesting. More on that topic later. The following is an interview from one of my favorite interviewers and one of my favorite interviewees on this topic, enjoy:

Google's Moment of Truth

Google is a great company. There is no doubt about that. However, when you are wildly successful, like Google (or Apple), you inevitably run the risk of being under constant public scrutiny. I came across an article on Scott Anthony's HBR Blog I thought I'd share:

Mention "Google," and innovation watchers immediately think of the company's seemingly paradigm-busting approach to innovation, where engineers spend up to 20 percent of their time working on passion projects, teams self-form around ideas, and internal market mechanisms prioritize, shape, and scale ideas. Add in Google's legendary perks, and it is no surprise that the company has attracted the world's attention and envy. Click here.

iPhone Killer?

This CNET Review covers the design and features of the Motorola Droid running on Verizon Network. IMHO, this product is likely to threaten and even wipe out Palm rather than take on the iPhone.

Global Fertility Rates vs Wealth

This Economist video visually illustrates how fertility rates will stabilize to the "replacement rate" (around 2) as countries get richer. Take a look at how the rate varied for China, Iran, South Korea, and France starting 1950 through today.

Google Wave

Google has launched this product to users by invitation only. It is intended to be a real-time communication and collaboration platform which, according to Google, will change how we will interact with each other in the future -- sort of like a combination of email-twitter-facebook-sms-mms. You get the picture. The following is a video from Google I/O 2009:

Animation: The Geography of Jobs - TIP Strategies

The following is a wonderful animation of job losses in the Unites States starting the year 2004. Press the PLAY button to see what happens Q1 2009... Wow!

The Geography of Jobs - TIP Strategies

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