Yearly Archives: 2005
More-with-less Innovation: Faster, cheaper DNA testing
We are unique individuals, every human being having a unique genetic code . . .
Is imitation the most sincere form of flattery?
Recently, the CATO Institute, one of the major think tanks in Washington, released a new book titled “Downsizing the Federal Government.”
They shoot horses don’t they?
They shoot horses don’t they?
More-with-less Innovation: Higher mpg and mpc
Put your car in a deep freeze and interesting things could happen.:::
More-with-less Innovation: A little dab will do it
Stems cells of all varieties hold great promise for fixing many health problems, if only you can persuade them to become what you want them to become. What’s the right approach? Should you give them a bath, or just a little pinch of something?:::
Human Innovation: Got hair?
A cure for baldness is the holy grail of the quest for cosmetic pharmaceuticals . . .
Human Innovation: Many voluntary sector prices in free fall
Politicians talk about free education, free medical care, free this, and free that. But the price tag for these “free” things always seem to be measured in the billions of dollars. Meanwhile, in the voluntary sector . . .
Social Power vs. Government Failure: First, do harm
Physicians operate under the principle that their first obligation in treating a patient is “to do no harm.” Big government seems to operate by an entirely different standard.:::
Social Power vs. Government Failure: The only government bus that saved anyone was the “stolen” one
Social Power vs. Government Failure: The only government bus that saved anyone was the “stolen” one