Health Attitude on NPR
Dr. Moira Gunn is host of the public radio program Tech Nation. She was the first woman to earn a PhD in mechanical engineering at Purdue and has been interviewing technology leaders for more than a decade. She has conducted more than 2,000 in-depth interviews. I first met Moira in late 2001, just after Net Attitude was published. […]
Health Attitude at the Cocoon Coffee House
Grant and Jeanne Genzlinger, co-owners of the Settlers Inn in Hawley, Pennsylvania and I have collaborated to have a book party. The event will take place at 6 PM on Tuesday, August 23rd at the Cocoon Coffee House. The upscale coffee shop is at the site of the old Hawley Silk Mill. Both sites date back to 1893. Follow […]
FDA Approves First 3-D printed Pill
If you are a believer in the future of 3-D printing, as I am, you believe just about anything can be printed. At the 3D Printing Conference and Expo in New York earlier this year, I saw printed shoes, chocolate pretzels, jewelry, teeth, and the fenders of a car. I have to admit, I had not […]
Uber for Healthcare
When I was a small child and got a cold, my mother would call Dr. Green. He lived in our town and would drive his 1950 Plymouth to our home. I can recall him leaning over my bed to check my temperature and diagnose my condition. I vividly recall the little black pills and deep […]
If You Love Books, Check Out The NetGalley
If you love books, you will love NetGalley. Librarians, booksellers, educators, reviewers, bloggers, and avid readers use NetGalley to discover, read and share reviews about new books, usually before they are published. If you love to discover new books and review and recommend them, you qualify as a “professional reader”. Registration at NetGalley is free and the site supports […]