trendwatching: cool search tools and more genetic testing
In this trendwatching podcast, Nora Young takes the new search tool, seachme, out for a spin. She thinks it’s part of a bigger trend towards ’snapshot’ displays that let you better manage masses of data.Meanwhile, Cathi Bond on a product she found at medgadget: this new, commercially available test, that looks for genetic markers associated with bipolar disorder. Cathi thinks it could be part of the basket of tools used to evaluate the condition; Nora’s worried these tools are not reliable, but thinks they’re part of the trend towards body monitoring.Also, a quick update. About a month ago, Cathi and Nora discussed wi-max, and wondered why it wouldn’t be a good solution for the west. They’ve got more info from a trusted source.