Talking with students is really stimulating
Reflection – written February 12 , 1997 Occasionally I get an invitation to speak about the Future of the Internet at a university. In the summer of 1996 I visited Lehigh University (my alma mater) and spoke at a combined session of the ACM and IEEE membership. This was a technical audience. I asked how many were writing Java […]
AI in Healthcare – Part 1
AI in Healthcare – Part 1 After I finished my doctorate in health administration (at age 69), I wrote Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of Healthcare, a book on what I had learned about the American healthcare system. That was 2015. Since then, there have been medical advances, but in my opinion, the […]
The Rise of Biomedical Engineering
The Rise of Biomedical Engineering In 1963, when I began studying electrical engineering, there were two tracks of courses a student could choose from: electronics or power. Electronics was about solid-state devices such as transistors. The Intel microprocessor was not to come until 1971. The power track was mostly about electric motors and power generation. […]
Current Events by John R. Patrick – 04/26/2024
New sections may appear every week or just when I have something new to share. Current and upcoming JRP talks Two new videos are now on my YouTube channel. The Hammock Dunes Tech Talk 13 video is here. The Economic Round Table – San Francisco Zoom is here. In case you missed it from a […]
How Vision Pro Could Change Healthcare
How Vision Pro Could Change Healthcare VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) headsets like Apple’s Vision Pro hold immense potential to revolutionize various aspects of healthcare. I have mentioned these technologies could improve patient care, medical training, and more in prior posts. The purpose of this post is to add some specifics. I will […]
