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A Better Way to Vote
🔊 Listen to Post A Better Way to Vote The November 5, 2024 election went pretty well, but far from perfect. The election faced various issues for voters across the country, from misinformation and...
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Companionship – Part 1
🔊 Listen to Post Companionship – Part 1The greatest potential for robots is at home and it goes beyond cleaning floors and cooking meals. Robots are able to provide companionship. I believe this will...
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Companionship – Part 2
ElliQ on John's kitchen counter 🔊 Listen to Post Companionship – Part 2 Companionship provides emotional support, helping individuals feel understood and valued. This emotional bond counters the...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2024
Printed on my Dremel 3D45 3-D printer, except for the small shiny one in the back row. Added coloring on the printed items by my wife. 🔊 Listen to Post Happy Thanksgiving 2024Happy Thanksgiving. This...
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Companionship – Part 3
ElliQ on John's kitchen counter 🔊 Listen to Post Companionship – Part 3In the last two blog posts, I wrote about how companionship provides emotional support, helping individuals feel understood and...
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Cobots
🔊 Listen to Post Cobots Mr. Mofongo Grand Café and Restaurant is a unique dining establishment located in Groningen, Netherlands, known for its eclectic menu and innovative use of technology. Above...
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Voting
🔊 Listen to Post VotingIn 2020, NASA placed a robotic rover, Perseverance, on Mars to explore the planet’s surface and atmosphere. Perseverance landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, carrying a small...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
🔊 Listen to Post I added a couple of red Santas to the holiday 3-D printed collection. The Roly Poly Santa took 18 hours to print.As the festive season envelops us, I extend my heartfelt wishes to all...
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Happy Nesting
🔊 Listen to Post Happy Nesting Next week, I will get back to blog posts about healthcare, science, technology, space, and other topics. Thanks to all my readers for their feedback. I wish you all a...
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An Amazing Solar Probe
🔊 Listen to Post An Amazing Solar ProbeNASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, was established in 1958 in response to the Soviet Union’s space achievements. Since its inception,...
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Medical Imaging
🔊 Listen to Post Medical Imaging In 2016, Geoffrey Hinton, a prominent AI researcher, said we should stop training radiologists. He claimed it was “completely obvious” within five years; AI...
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Building Things
🔊 Listen to Post Building Things My mother and father were very thoughtful at Christmas time. They selected gifts for my two brothers and I which my parents believed fit our interests. In my...
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When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV?
🔊 Listen to Post When Have We Seen Enough Drug Ads on TV? Ten years ago, I finished my doctorate in Health Administration and wrote Health Attitude: Unraveling and Solving the Complexities of...
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Massive Computing and Data
🔊 Listen to Post Massive Computing and Data We are moving at a breakneck pace into an era defined by unprecedented amounts of computing power and an explosion of data. I believe this trend will...
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The Rise of Humanoids
🔊 Listen to Post The Rise of Humanoids Last Fall, I wrote a few blog posts about ElliQ, my AI-imbued table top robotic sidekick. ElliQ is designed for seniors to help them enjoy happier and...
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Agentic AI
🔊 Listen to Post Agentic AI It appears AI is blazing ahead with something new and exciting every week. As of 2025, according to Vancouver based Springs, there are approximately 57,933 AI startups...
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Quantum Computing
🔊 Listen to Post Quantum Computing AI is still at the top of my list of technologies which will change the world, and it is already beginning to happen. Another transformative technology further...
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Our Blood Pressure
🔊 Listen to Post Our Blood Pressure Blood pressure, the force exerted by circulating blood against the walls of our arteries, is a critical indicator of cardiovascular health. Often called the...
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Self-Driving Cars
🔊 Listen to Post Self-Driving Cars The concept of self-driving cars dates back centuries, with Leonardo da Vinci sketching a design for an automated vehicle in 1478. Modern developments did not...
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Autonomous Cars
🔊 Listen to Post Autonomous Driving Last week, I discussed the dhistory and concepts of self-driving cars dating back centuries, with Leonardo da Vinci sketching a design for an automated vehicle...
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