Hacking Common Sense to put Medical Data in the Cloud

In the March 24, 2014 edition of Time Magazine, Yves Béhar describes “LifeTiles,” fasionable sensors that would non-invasively monitor a person’s health.  LifeTiles would share data with cloud algorithms to provide individualized feedback that would presumably help the user make better health choices. Since the technology to do this exists, it is conceivable that such … Read more

Biodiversity and the Least of Our Brothers

Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.  Matthew 25:40-45 American Standard Version.   Social norms, various laws, and widely shared ethics prevent most of us from killing other human beings. Animal lovers and certain vegans object to the … Read more