Medtech Futurist Gifts

"How did it go? Read my blog."

'Mom, this is my new best friend -- I built him in computer class.'

'I hope you don't mind me bringing a few medical students in to see you. '

"There's a cure—but it's light-years away."

'The future of medicine' "It's genomics." "I'd say proteins." "Same as always: economics."

"If you keep perfectly still, I can do all five cavities at once."

Existence 2.0

"who knows, Perkins maybe one day in the far future we'll be bullying each other in addictive artificial environments..."

'And these are just some of the changes of the future that our chaps in R&D have come up with.'

"I go home today. They cured me using this new miracle drug. I'm afraid it'll be years before it's approved for humans."

"I'm retiring, so on your next visit you'll be seen by two robots and an electron microscope."

How soon can we expect computers to mow the lawn.

"Good! Intro to social media and app design are really fun! Binary code is a little hard though."

We, Robots

OpenAI chaos

"One day, son, all this will be yaws."

Genetically Modified Food Research Institute

'Must be another of Obama's healthcare cost cutting.'

"When he thinks back about this years from now, he'll only remember the good probes."

"The doctor says your vital signs are strong, but the IT guy says your portal password is weak."

Dr. Jarvik, and his lesser known invention, the artificial soul.

"The good news is your virus is gone. The bad news is it infected your electronic health records."

'Oops! Turn down the power on this lazer thing, will you.'

"Your electronic medical records were accidentally deleted. You'll have to start over again with acne."

'I'm going to run a quick scan on you using my smart phone. I've downloaded some very sophisticated diagnostic apps.'

Year 2070: The Last of Generation Coronavirus

'We manufacture micro computing devices. We're looking to hire a director of research that can anticipate the next small thing.'

'They'll never be able to replace drivers with technology. Hey, what are those drones doing?'

"Technology progress is being held up because of ethical concerns. We're hoping to eradicate ethics in our lifetime."

'At my job I was replaced by a smartphone app that was created by a teenager.'

'I can't examine you, but your health insurance does allow you access to a self-diagnosing website.'

'It runs on telephone directories. Do you think it will catch on as a town turnabout?'

2520 Jackson, MS

"They're working miracles with felt-tipped markers these day!"

'We'll try putting you on a stronger antibionic.'