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Re: America Lacks Meaningful Innovation

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Citation? Obviously healthcare works on some level, else life expectancy wouldn't be going up.

Really? You could make life expectancy go up in much of the world with nothing more than clean water. But is that healthcare?

Maybe, but you'd also be ignoring other basic staples of western healthcare like vaccinations.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2284/

Re: America Lacks Meaningful Innovation

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I think there is a bias in where the author, and a lot of the people who have commented below, get their data points on innovation. If you're routinely reading tech blogs and forums, the usual suspects will appear and you'll naturally assume that the innovation taking place is all web-app related and social media related. If you're reading scientific journals on the other hand, you'll be overwhelmed with the amount o…

I'm thinking, your comment probably will change my life in some way. I've been following HN for almost two years and I can see how the content and discussions shaped me into a different person. Looking at the MIT Tech Review, I get the feeling the same will happen.

Anyway, thanks for your comment and pointing me to MIT Tech Review.

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