On The Air
The world has gone video, but radio is far from dead. I have many fond memories about radio technology. As a teenager I was an active amateur radio operator. I first became a ham at age 15 in 1960 (See Hobbies – Ham radio). In engineering school in the 1960s, I was an announcer on Lehigh […]
Will Blockchain Technology Reduce Reliance on Humans
I found this article very interesting. It discusses how computer technology is capable of achieving dominance because it rewrites the laws of how things work. The change is based on replacing things based on steel and paper with something based on mathematics and science. The article describes how blockchain technology, the underlying infrastructure supporting bitcoin, represents an […]
Why Are Drugs So Expensive?
Currently, the fastest growing cost in healthcare is coming from double-digit growth in the cost of drugs. The cost of drugs is a significant burden for millions of Americans. Some believe the root cause is greed, but I believe the root cause comes from Congress. When the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan was passed […]
Entrepreneurs Demo Again in SoHo to Change Healthcare
One of the key problems in our healthcare system is the high cost. Innovation can play an important role in driving costs down. On Friday, I attended Blueprint Health‘s seventh Demo Day. Blueprint Health is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program in New York City, supporting entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies at the intersection of health […]
Romantic Russians
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra hit it out of the park last night with a “Romantic Russians” concert. Tchaikovsky and Borodin were masters of 19th century Russian music. The concert opened with Alexander Borodin’s Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances. That warmed up the audience for a spectacular performance by Jason Hardink. The renowned pianist played Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto […]