Category: Healthcare

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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The Brain’s Ontology

The human brain — and how it functions — has fascinated scientists for millennia. Scholars note, “In ancient Greece, Alcmaeon of Croton (sixth-fifth century BC) recognized the brain as a central organ

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Big Data and the Hunt for New Drugs

Controlling healthcare costs remains a hot topic, especially in the United States. Although no single strategy for controlling costs exists, many people point to the high cost of drugs as one area

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STEM in the Service of the Poor

Each year Bill & Melinda Gates publish a letter in which they express their hopes and dreams about a better future for the world’s poor and explain how they intend to help make

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