Last year, I published my top ten trends in health care. Number Five on the list was “artificial intelligence.” Specifically, I addressed the ability of IBM’s “Watson” supercomputer to revolutionize diagnosis. Well, the folks at Memorial Sloan-Kettering have now hired Watson. If you’re in the healthcare industry, I can’t encourage you strongly enough to watch [...]
Unlearning is Hard (But Can Also Be Funny)
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Black Holes of Ignorance
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scientists have recently discovered two new black holes that are 10 billions times the size of our sun. 10 billion times! The discovery is quite impressive but scientists still don’t know much about these black holes. In this sense, the discovery is a fitting metaphor for our knowledge: As impressive as our knowledge is, our [...]
The Healthcare System Needs Unlearning
November 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a link to a 15-minute presentation I recently delivered to United Healthcare. The title of my talk was “Why the Future of Healthcare Will Require Unlearning.”
