Evgeny Morozov: 'We are abandoning all the checks and balances' | Technology | The Observer Evgeny Morozov is a Belarus-born technology writer who has held positions at Stanford and Georgetown universities in the US. His first book, The Net Delusion, argued that "Western do-gooders may have missed how [the internet]… entrenches dictators, threatens dissidents, and makes it harder – not easier –to promote democracy". It was described as "brilliant and courageous" by the New York Times. In his second book To Save Everything, Click Here, Morozov critiques what he calls "solutionism" – the idea that given the right code, algorithms and robots, technology can solve all of mankind's problems, effectively making life "frictionless" and trouble-free. Some of the technologies you describe as "solutionist" many people find useful. The people who start self-tracking are successful and have nothing to lose. But they can still solve problems? Very often self-tracking solutions are marketed as ways to address a problem. All solutions come with cost. Not if my book succeeds. Can you code?
The 50 Most Innovative Health, Fitness, and Happiness Startups Maintaining good health means asking a lot of questions. How far did I run this morning? Why am I tossing and turning for hours every night? How many calories were in that Chipotle burrito? We’re talking apps that can see inside food packaging; personal trainers that fit in our back pocket; and bloggers who dig up the latest research on the science of meditation. There are plenty of awesome health and wellness startups out there, and we had a hard time choosing just 50 to feature. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Which startup on this list is your favorite?
MC10's New Biometric Health Sensor Is Like a 'Second Skin' You wear it like a temporary tattoo, but it's certainly for more than just style. A company has developed an electronic sensor that attaches like a "second skin" to your body and monitors your health. Originally crafted for sports physicians, company MC10 designed a microchip that can now be printed directly on the skin. The bond to the health sensor is formed with spray-on bandage material you might find in stores. SEE ALSO: Temporary Tattoo Attaches Health Sensor to Your Body Since it's bound directly to the skin, the "epidermal electronics" can detect things like the temperature of the wearer and hydration levels. MC10's sensor is one-thirtieth the size of previous sticker designs and is so thin it can withstand activities like showering and swimming. SEE ALSO: Smart Wearable Sensor Knows What Activity You're Doing Before the biosensor sees primetime in the commercial space and emergency room, MC10 hopes to improve the technology's wireless capabilities.
The market for mHealth app services will reach $26 billion by 2017 mHealth services start to leverage apps to become commercially successful. Although the potential benefits of mHealth solutions have been widely discussed for over a decade, until recently the market never emerged from the trial phase. Mobile application developers have begun to enable the mHealth industry to successfully monetize their services. The market for mHealth services has now entered the commercialization phase and will reach $ 26 billion globally by 2017. This is one of the findings of our 3rd “Global Mobile Health Market Report 2013-2017” published in March 2013. Finally there is evidence that the long-expected mobile revolution in healthcare is set to happen. Top mHealth publishers manage to generate more than 3 million free and 300.000 paid downloads in the USA on the iOS platform. Not only are consumers taking advantage of smartphones to manage and improve their own health, but also healthcare profseeionals. As usual comments are highly welcome.
Health 2.0 Wiki Tracking for Health Seven in ten U.S. adults track a health indicator for themselves or for a loved one Keeping notes on one’s health has been shown to be a tool for improving it, but up until now there has been no measure of how many people engage in this activity. A national telephone survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that 69% of U.S. adults keep track of at least one health indicator such as weight, diet, exercise routine, or symptom. We will refer to this group as “trackers” throughout this report. People living with chronic conditions are significantly more likely to track a health indicator or symptom The Pew Internet survey shows that people living with one or more chronic conditions are no more likely than other U.S. adults to track their weight, diet, or exercise routine. Nearly half (45%) of U.S. adults are dealing with at least one chronic condition. Tracking on paper, spreadsheet, mobile device — or just “in their heads” About this study
Le boom des autocapteurs évaluant la forme physique Une journée, combien de pas? La plupart d'entre nous l'ignorent. Et ne saurait même l'estimer. Emmanuel Gadenne a, lui, réalisé «6228» enjambées ce matin-là. Quelque 400.000 personnes utilisent ce capteur qui est maintenant vendu en France, signe que le boom des podomètres observé outre-Atlantique se propage. Partage des données Les adeptes de la course ont pris goût à ces mesures constantes. Les plus hardis exposent leurs données au regard sévère de leurs amis, comme un tribunal des mauvaises conduites. Un support dans l'autoprévention La plupart des utilisateurs de capteurs n'ont guère envie de se soumettre à ces diagnostics sévères et partagent plutôt leurs données positives: record de marche, alimentation légère, courbe de poids qui plonge… recueillant des commentaires laudatifs. Sylvia, elle, photographie ses repas et les poste à un diététicien en ligne, qui les valide… «au bout d'un mois, j'avais compris que je mangeais équilibré… mais trop»!
Quantified Self : effet de mode ou enjeu sociétal ? Agrément des hébergeurs de données de santé : retour d’expérience Sept ans après l’entrée en application du dispositif d'agrément des hébergeurs de données de santé;, il convient de revenir sur quatre points importants: les critères posés par la loi, la position de l'entité agréée dans la chaîne de valeur, la localisation des données et enfin la constitution du dossier d'agrément. Les hôpitaux, cliniques et les cabinets médicaux produisent chaque jour des volumes de données de plus en plus grands concernant leurs patients et dont ils ne peuvent ou ne souhaitent pas toujours assurer eux-mêmes le stockage. Leur hébergement chez un prestataire extérieur, qui pourra être un éditeur de logiciels, un prestataire informatique de l'e-santé ou une société dans le domaine du matériel médical, constitue alors la solution. L’hébergement de données de santé à caractère personnel est encadré en France depuis la loi n°2002-303 du 4 mars 2002 notamment dans le but de garantir la confidentialité, l’intégrité et la disponibilité des données des patients.