UCSD Physicist and futurist Larry Smarr talks about his influences and the role of science as it relates to the general public. Video by Gary Robbins and David Brooks. 03.16.2012.
“The bacteria in here contains more info than you’d find on a computer chip,” Smarr says. “It’s a window into your health. Within 10 years, people won’t dream of going to a doctor without first getting a sample like this.”
Internet pioneer Larry Smarr’s quest to quantify everything about his health led him to a startling discovery, an unusual partnership with his doctor, and more control over his life.
The local San Diego Quantified Self meetup group working in collaboration with CALIT2, the Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems, and the West Wireless Health Institute brought together great panel discussion. 02.07.2012.
December 6, 2011 - Smarr’s theory begins with a simple premise: “Over the next 10 years, the physical world will become ever more overlaid with devices for sending and receiving information.”
The Atlantic's James Fallows talks to Peggy Johnson of Qualcomm and Larry Smarr and Susan Shirk of UC San Diego about the future of technology in China, the US and around the world. 10.18.2011.