Cell Phone and DNA

DNA-testing smartphone aims to tackle drugs resistance - BBC News

DNA-testing smartphone aims to tackle drugs resistance - BBC News A smartphone attachment that analyses DNA could help improve cancer and tuberculosis treatments.

...Examples of tasks that AI already performs as well as or better than a human

tellers

toll collectors

travel agents

information operators

customer support bots

welding autos

playing chess, Go, checkers, backgammon.. most games

truck driving

radiology

cancer diagnosis and treatment planning

document and contents classification and detection..discovery

provide driving directions

Democracy requires shared experiences..I think

But the opportunity for shared experiences is decreasing.

Examples:

Public Schools...the growth of religious schools, teach at home, plus charter schools reduces the requirement that everyone share the years of childhood with  children from all social, ethnic, and economic classes

Sports events...skyboxes separate the rich or celebrity from the public

Gated communities...riding through new..often..more expensive..neighborhoods was a Sunday afternoon family experience

Museums...at least in Washington where all the Federally supported museum are free remain equally accessible

Golf and tennis ..private clubs

Travel...increase in private car travel over public transportation...huge increase in use of private planes... and no scheduled airlines increase in separation of first class from other classes...the closing of the curtain between first class and coach always made me uncomfortable no matter which side I was on...

Military service...volunteer military makes military service mostly an economic decision rather than a patriotic one

TV and Internet...enables isolated enjoyment of  drama and art and sports...pre TV required getting out...plus virtual travel eliminates the interaction of travel

Voting...vote by mail..advance voting etc reduce the interaction with neighbors at pooling stations.

Climate control...isolates people within housing...less sitting on porches bringing neighbors into interactions.

Mega-churches might be a counter trend...or might just be reinforcing of similar world views

Wealth distribution by the economy...

Education distribution as a result of wealth distribution

New Wireless Blood Monitoring device

Read about it here.

NYTimes: Apps Alert the Doctor When Trouble Looms

From The New York Times:

WELL: Apps Alert the Doctor When Trouble Looms

New technology uses standard features on smartphones — GPS and movement tracking — to monitor a patient's behavior and alert the doctor when something seems out of order.

http://nyti.ms/VHdm3A

Smartphone technology acceptable for remote stroke diagnosis

http://www.kurzweilai.net/smartphone-technology-acceptable-for-remote-stroke-diagnosis?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=13577aa479-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email

Physicians Prescribe Apps

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/20/technology/coming-next-doctors-prescribing-apps-to-patients.html