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Paranoia is a Pre-Existing Condition (Updated)

Fact #1: I am self-employed American. Fact #2: I have a severe, chronic medical problem. These two facts don't mix nicely. As a self-employed worker, I don't receive the benefits that usually accrue to salaried professionals doing similar work: employer-contribution...

What's Going On

Okay, it's time for a confessional. I'm well aware that I haven't been blogging as frequently I used to, and too much of what gets posted here simply points to stuff I've done elsewhere. While I have made the occasional...

A Biking Dilemma

Okay, it's a standard presumption that global warming is going to make major heat waves more likely, in more places, lasting longer. Moreover, because of thermal inertia and climate commitment (not to mention how stubborn traditional politics seems to be...

The Medical Panopticon

Web-enabled personal medical information technologies have been a standard item in the futurist's scrapbook for a few years now. It's one of those concepts that's hard to imagine not happening: the demographic, technological, and market pressures for Internet-mediated health technologies...

An Unexpected Engine for Innovation

Could universal health insurance be an engine for entrepreneurial innovation? I don't mean innovation in the healthcare space in particular, although that's possible. I mean more generally, as an unanticipated benefit, an "economy of scope," if you will, of universal...

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