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Enriquez shares mindboggling science on TED |
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New
ears, new bladders, cochlear implants, new teeth, bionic limbs. Scientist
can now create human skin, mindboggling robots, even human eyes. How far
are scientist from creating new heart replacements, or a new liver; enhancing
our bodies, and extending our life? Juan Enriquez thinks and writes
about the profound changes that genomics and other life sciences will cause
in business, technology, politics and society.
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Juan
Enriquez implies that there will soon be a new species of humanoid.
A return of Boskop man? No, a new species that evolves out of the skin
of the old. With humor, wit, and incisive logic, Juan Enriquez shows us
where we are, where we've been, and where we may be headed. . . . maybe.
Another George W. Bush could destroy the planet beyond repair and move
the human race beyond recovery. Good ideas can drive out bad ideas.
TED does have ideas worth spreading.
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Juan
Enriquez: Futurist Why you should listen to him: A broad thinker who studies
the intersection of science, business and society, Juan Enriquez has a
talent for bridging disciplines to build a coherent look ahead. Enriquez
was the founding director of the Harvard Business School Life Sciences
Project, and has published widely on topics from the technical (global
nucleotide data flow) to the sociological (gene research and national competitiveness),
and was a member of Celera Genomics founder Craig Venter's marine-based
team to collect genetic data from the world's oceans.
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Formerly
CEO of Mexico City's Urban Development Corporation and chief of staff for
Mexico's secretary of state, Enriquez played a role in reforming Mexico's
domestic policy and helped negotiate a cease-fire with Zapatista rebels.
He is a Managing Director at Excel Medical Ventures, a life sciences venture
capital firm, and the chair and CEO of Biotechonomy, a research and investment
firm helping to fund new genomics firms. The Untied States of America,
his latest book, looks at the forces threatening America's future as a
unified country.
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Even
as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come.
But don't look for it on your ballot -- or in the stock exchange. It'll
come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids
are going to be ... different.
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