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Disappearing jobs and our ‘lumpy’ future

6th September 2017 By Stephen A Kirk

Robot worker with clipboard

FOR the last few years all we have heard about is how many jobs are going to disappear as the robots take over. Oxford, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, the World Bank and the rest are all telling us that any repetitive job is vulnerable and about 30% of actual jobs across 60% of fields are […]

Filed Under: 21st Century, Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: 21st Century, artificial intelligence, change, disruptive technology, Elon Musk, health, productivity, robots

Health sensors for post-op care: What are the security risks?

22nd March 2017 By Stephen A Kirk

Health Sensor

The rise of sensor-based post-operative care can deliver significant benefits in patient outcomes, but is also rife with potential security risks. It’s no secret that the global population is aging and the number of people living with multiple – often chronic – long-term conditions is escalating rapidly. As a result, healthcare costs are skyrocketing and […]

Filed Under: 21st Century, Articles, Home Page, Insight Articles Tagged With: data security, health, internet of things, medical technology, sensors

Let’s Use Tech To Prioritise HEALTH – Not Treatment

15th February 2017 By Stephen A Kirk

Long health

In the old days, there were two types of medical care: the fast way and the slow way. The fast kind of medical care was based around skills developed on the battlefield and was the province of the barber-surgeons, who were people good with knives, and good at minimising pain by making interventions… very, very […]

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Migration By The Trillion Is Bugging Me

20th July 2016 By Stephen Kirk

WHATEVER you feel about Brexit, one thing is certain: concerns about migration were a big factor in the debate; and migration will surely remain a key preoccupation for the UK and other countries. Much of our collective anxiety around the movement of people is grounded in our fears about how ‘The Great Acceleration’ (that immense […]

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Artificial Intelligence In Medicine – Maximizing the benefits

8th June 2016 By Stephen Kirk

Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence has started working with the doctors and computers at London’s Royal Free Hospital Trust; many of the first questions being asked concentrate on data security and patient confidentiality.  About 1.6m patients a month are seen by the three hospitals that the Trust covers and, according to an agreement seen by the […]

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