/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ The field of neurotechnology, the focus of this blog, encompasses advances in brain science (neurons), information technology (bits) and bioengineering (genes). Up for discussion and analysis: the political, economic, ethical, and social forces that will shape the future of what will be one of the most important and fascinating stories of the coming decades. en-us zack@neuroinsights.com 2008-04-18T10:23:51-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/04/18/socialtext_launches_humanfocused_wiki_dashboard.php Socialtext, the leading enterprise wiki software company just launched it's people-centric dashboard. As an advisor to Socialtext, I am continually impressed by how often this innovation-focused company creates new value for its users.... 73242@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2008-04-18T10:23:51-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2008/04/10/all_is_possible.php 73222@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2008-04-10T11:40:03-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2007/09/06/rules_for_renegades.php Renegade entrepreneur, Christine Comaford-Lynch has published an epic book on how to make your life dreams come true. Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career and Revel in Your Individuality is already rocketing up the... 72668@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2007-09-06T12:35:37-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/12/04/holiday_brain_fitness_gifts.php SharpBrain is recommending and selling some brain-based games as holiday gifts. So if you know someone who is too stressed, wants to improve cognitive sharpness, desires a better basketball game or is bothered by light ADHD then you might think... 70073@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2006-12-04T18:27:29-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/11/02/welcome_to_the_world_kyle_lynch.php Casey delivered our first child, a bouncing baby boy, on October 9th at 11:37am. We couldn't be happier! Here is an adorable photo of Kyle Crawford Lynch a day after his arrival. We love you Kyle.... 68505@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2006-11-02T15:34:17-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2006/03/06/snow_boarding_helmets_reduce_brain_injury_by_60.php If you ski or snow board you should get yourself a helmet. Alpine skiers and snowboarders who wear a helmet have a reduced risk of head injury, according to a study in the February 22 issue of JAMA. Alpine skiing... 52610@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2006-03-06T16:37:20-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/11/17/foiled_helmets_foiled_brains_serious_humor.php Leave it to researchers at MIT to analyze the effectiveness of aluminum foil helmets on protecting your brain against invasive radio waves. In you read the Onion, you are going love this. "Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets... 38132@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-11-17T18:14:16-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/11/14/lauretta_courtney_104.php My great aunt, Lauretta Courtney, passed away last week at the age of 104. I vividly remember attending her 100th birthday where much of my extended family enjoyed each others stories. Long live Lauretta, she had a wonderful impact on... 37892@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-11-14T12:41:27-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/09/06/uc_merced_opens_today.php UC Merced, the 10th campus in the University of California system, welcomed it's first 1000 students today. The selection process for a new UC Campus began back in 1988 and the Merced site was selected in 1995. It's the first... 4499@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-09-06T12:51:52-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/08/30/summer_funny_brainfreeze_video.php For those of you on vacation (or even for those at work), I can't recommend enough taking a few minutes to enjoy BrainFreeze, a short amateur movie available on the web that captures a several well-intentioned idiots sucking down large... 4495@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-08-30T12:39:54-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/07/02/embrace_change.php Thou art that, that thou art - Baba Muktananda... 4465@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-07-02T14:41:20-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/06/07/back_pain_mri_of_zacks_back.php Six years ago I had back surgery, an L5-S1 microdiscectomy to be precise, performed by neurosurgeon, Dr. Bruce McCormack (who I highly recommend). Until four weeks ago I felt great but then something went wrong. I couldn't get off... 4450@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-06-07T15:56:55-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2005/05/28/beating_cancer_sharing_happiness_gay_crawford.php The truth about my mother-in-law... Gay Crawford - a fighter, and a winner From the Saratoga News, By Dick Sparrer Gay Crawford is a fighter. She may not look like it; she may not even act like it. But don't... 4442@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2005-05-28T17:22:59-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/12/28/home_again_duo_to_pc_to_g4.php Two months ago I switched back to Apple. Having gone through 5 PC laptops over 8 years, the last three all IBM thinkpads (read the pain here, here), I took the sage advice of Ross, Matt, Dan, Kevin, Steven, and... 4339@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2004-12-28T15:22:10-05:00 http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2004/11/01/stretch_vote_and_stretch.php 4318@/home/corante/public_html/brainwaves/ X-tra 2004-11-01T23:44:02-05:00