Technology & Innovation


Gamification Ramifications With Michael Fergusson

Gamification Ramifications With Michael Fergusson Small changes in behavior can make a huge impact, especially in health. One way to get people to make small changes is to make it fun for them to change, by using games and gamification. Most of us know what games and video games are, […]


Getting Into The Nuts and Bolts of Bioinformatics and Vaccine Selection

 Getting Into The Nuts and Bolts of Bioinformatics and Vaccine Selection By analyzing large amounts of data, researchers are learning to solve new and important problems in health and medicine. We’ve gained the ability to predict outbreaks of disease, to determine how genes will lead to disease, and to find […]


AJ Prager Tells Us How A Start Up Can Succeed

AJ Prager Tells Us How A Start Up Can Succeed It’s no secret that most startups fail. In fact, some statistics suggest that as many as 95% of first time entrepreneurs fail. So, what can be done to increase startup success? Shows like Shark Tank and Startup are helping to […]


Dr. Tiffany Cvrkel On How Bioethics Impacts Us All

Dr. Tiffany Cvrkel On How Bioethics Impacts Us All As advancements and new technologies are rapidly emerging in health and medicine, there are an increasing number of ethical questions that arise. Dr. Tiffany Cvrkel is a bioethicist, philosopher, and lecturer in UCLA’s Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology department. In this […]


Designing for Health with Erick Maynard

Designing for Health with Erick Maynard Hospitals and health care are rapidly changing the way they use technologies. Part of it is because of changes in technologies, part of it is because of changes in business practices and social entrepreneurship, and part of it is because of requirements from the […]