The year 2100 is 88 years away and just as close as the year 1922. How far have we come in the last 88 years and how far might we travel in the next, that’s the discussion I had this morning with Belinda King of ABC Radio Northern Tasmania. In 2100 we are projected to […]
Tattoos that buzz your skin when you’ve got an incoming phone call; that monitors your body’s vital signs 24/7 and bendable electronic plastic sheets that will cover and protect your heart, brain and other vital organs were all part of this weeks FutureTech segment on ABC Radio Australia with guest presenter Artan Jama and myself. […]
Web based email usage is down 31% amongst 12-17 year olds and up 15% amongst 45-54 year olds. Our thirst for health related information made it the fastest rising search category in 2011 up 134%, followed closely by online retail up 87%. The average person online spends 7.05 hours per month in FaceBook, 2.51 hours […]
Technology that can read your minds, predict your thoughts and see your dreams were all part of today’s on air discussion between radio ABC Australia’s Adelaine Ng and myself, as we delved into some of the most prolific public perceptions of the future. The flying car also got a mention, this is the perennial favourite, […]
There must be something in the water lately, because I haven’t seen so many “human brain” related stories, innovations and breakthroughs for a long time. This week Jason Jordan of radio Perth 6PR and I chat our way through some of the new horizon research including: 1. a group of researchers at Tel Aviv University […]
Australia has 2.5 doctors for every 1,000 people, Uganda has 0.08 for every 1,000 people; America has 2.7, India has 0.6., so how do you cope with 60 people contracting and 1.9 people dying of tuberculosis every minute and 91% of these deaths being in Africa. Part of the answer is in the most unexpected […]
