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[For instance, there is a direct link between infant mortality and premature birth. Clearly the more premature an infant is when he is born, the greater likelihood of complications. In fact, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services National Center for Health Statistics, complications stemming from short gestation and low birth weight are the second leading causes of infant mortality in the United States. Ironically, the advanced medical technologies used in the United States tend to increase our infant mortality rate, not decrease it. In the United States, advanced technologies and procedures have made it more practical in recent years for medical professionals to attempt to save severely premature infants. Such attempts do not always succeed, adding to the rate of infant mortality.] Resuscitation is more likely to be attempted on extremely premature babies born in the United States than in many other countries... The extremely premature babies on whom resuscitation i. - John Abramson


[Computers are also quickly becoming adept at recognizing faces, tracking gazes, and even sensing moods. IBM's Blue Eyes research program is built around such biometric technologies.] One of the things we're interested in is attentive user interfaces... These are interfaces that pay attention to you as you pay attention to them. - Robert Morris


[As professionals, print buyers need to understand all aspects of the production process: mechanical as well as aesthetic. Because there is no formal accreditation program for buyers in academia, print buyers] need a group like Boston Print Buyers to publicize the print buying, provide education about new technologies, and garner respect for the print buying professional... Printing is all about creation. - Frank Romano


[Another question is how to change incentives for developing the technologies in the first place.] In the automotive and consumer-electronics industries, there are incentives to develop good, cheap DVD players or good, cheap cars, ... When it comes to medical technology, there is no incentive to develop something that's pretty good but less expensive because the people who are buying it don't pay for it. It's not surprising that everyone wants a Cadillac instead of a Hyundai. - Dana Goldman


[A new building also enabled Meade District Hospital to adopt digital imaging and other technologies that wouldn't have been possible in its old facility.] You need a lot of overhead clearance for all these technologies... The old building had a real low roof deck, and there was absolutely no room to put anything overhead. With this new design, we can continue to grow technologically. We just started an electronic medical records program. We hope to have computerized physician order entry sometime in the next year or so. - Michael Thomas


(With) a lot of these new technologies, there's this element of addiction whether it's cell phones or checking your e-mail or blog. Last year, everywhere I went, like cafes and wireless nodes, everyone was checking their Facebook, posting in their Facebook groups and e-mailing. - David Silver


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