August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(huffingtonpost.com)–In an editorial on July 31, Investor’s Business Daily warned of end-of-life counseling in health care reform by saying people like Stephen Hawking "wouldn’t have a chance" in the such a system.

People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.” read more

Oops, Professor Hawking is British!

A response from the U.K.:

“(guardian.co.uk)–Who cares if Professor Stephen Hawking lives or dies. Actually, we all do” read

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August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(scientificamerican.com)–Preventable medical mistakes and infections are responsible for about 200,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to an investigation by the Hearst media corporation. The report comes 10 years after the Institute of Medicine’s "To Err Is Human" analysis, which found that 44,000 to 98,000 people were dying annually due to these errors and called for the medical community and government to cut that number in half by 2004. “ read more

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August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(boston.com)–Scientists, students and corporations continue their work around the world in the field of robotics, persistently improving and redefining their capabilities, interfaces and roles in society. Unmanned vehicles fly above war zones, telerobotics give humans a broader virtual presence and humanoid robots gain more parity with humans, refining their movements and responses. Collected here are a handful of recent photographs of robotics in use around the world.”

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August 13, 2009 by alikat.

“(reghardware.co.uk)–Research in Motion clearly isn’t happy with LG’s upcoming GD910 watchphone stealing the limelight. The BlackBerry maker has also announced plans to make a branded wrist accompaniment.” read more

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