June 25, 2013 Ann Kreilkamp
My sister Mary just sent me this. Geez! If vaccines harbor mercury and god knows what else, and if pharmaceuticals in general hurt more than they heal, what are the ethical implications of this next generation of "pills"?
Einstein: "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity" — not to mention our wisdom.
Disruptions: Medicine That Monitors You
By NICK BILTONnytblogExcerpt:
SAN FRANCISCO — They look like normal pills, oblong and a little smaller than a daily vitamin. But if your doctor writes a prescription for these pills in the not-too-distant future, you might hear a new twist on an old cliché: “Take two of these ingestible computers, and they will e-mail me in the morning.”
As society struggles with the privacy implications of wearable computers like Google Glass, scientists, researchers and some start-ups are already preparing the next, even more intrusive wave of computing: ingestible computers and minuscule sensors stuffed inside pills.
Ann Kreilkamp | June 25, 2013 at 11:49 am
