Adding to yesterday’s post about the continued advances in genomics, I’d like to this quote from this recent Wall Street Journal article, ”Major Shift in War on Cancer”: ”A pattern is developing at an accelerated pace where we are able to match genetic information about a tumor to a new agent and get results,” says [...]

‘’It is not going to be long before every Australian will be carrying their genome on a smart card.” This quote is from Barry Marshall, a Nobel Lauraute, and echoes what I have been saying about the profound influence the sequencing of the human genome will have on society in the coming years.

"The only sense that is common in the long run is the sense of change, and we all instinctively avoid it." E.B. White

Kwik Trip (a convenience store in the Midwest) recently announced it would be installing free electric vehicle charging stations at 25 stores in three states. Critics were quick to point out the outlets only provide 110 volts—which won’t power a call for very long. This is true but it misses the broader point. Both rechargers [...]

I recently delivered the opening keynote at the International Franchise Association’s 44th Annual Legal Symposium. Below is a short video clip of a story I sometimes tell to explain the concept of “jumping the curve.”

A few years ago, I encouraged the “Exponential Executive” to Think 10X, Not 10%. In this same spirit, I provide a link to this interview with Regina Dugan, the head of DARPA, which is working on a hypersonic program that is “not Mach 2, not Mach 3 [but] Mach 20.” It’s a great example of [...]