I'm an architect with a background in cognitive science and a focus on healthcare. I'm interested in design, technology and research that makes life healthier and simpler.
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IM Blanky monitors your movement via displacement in 3D
I’ve always looked to Kinect-like hardware as the future of monitoring patient movement and agitiation, but this is a far better solution. Looking forward to seeing how this develops.
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Demand for Raspberry Pi massively outstrips initial runs
Ars Technica’s Ryan Paul:
The Raspberry Pi foundation attempted to launch its $35 Linux computer on Tuesday evening, but the organization’s retail partners couldn’t cope with the massive demand. Two British electronic component distributors that intended to sell the product were unable to do so–their websites went down, succumbing to the stampede of eager enthusiasts who sought to purchase the hotly-anticipated system.
Really happy to see we’re on our way to widely supported and capable platform for cheap, distributed computing power. The implications for prototyping are enormous.
I’d be interested to who’s working on a beefier, higher cost solution for commercial/industrial deployment.
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Siri technology to ease interaction with upcoming Mercedes Benz car systems
It’s unfortunate that the technology is tied to Apple, but it’s still nice to see a consumer grade product that will help normalize natural language as a way of interacting with one’s environment. (Existing “voice commands” in cars are more akin to awkward voice-based menu navigation than natural language processing.)
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Renders for Building Walls of Wisdom
Quick personal post- my friend Russ Morgan co-runs Building Walls of Wisdom, a rapidly-growing charity dedicated to building schools for needy communities in Africa. I recently took the plans of an upcoming project and did some viz work to help promote the cause.
If you able to make a donation to this very worthy charity, I highly encourage doing so.
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TED Talk: Are we filtering the wrong microbes?
Jessica Green speaks about how the heavily filtered air of modern hospitals creates a novel environment where microbes of human origin are free to flourish, while untreated outdoor air helps keep the amount of potential pathogens down.
Interesting discussion over here on Reddit, with people of varied (though unconfirmed) expertise weighing in on the issue.
