Este es un texto que escribí para un editor al 31/10/2017. Por razones prácticas, el editor decidió no publicarlo. Lo reproduzco aquí en el estado en que se quedó. [Lo traduciré al inglés y pondré aquí el enlace.] En enero 2009 Satoshi…

— Let’s live healthier, longer, and richer lives Healthcare is a top candidate for 10x plus gains in efficiency from Blockchain Technology. If you don’t know why blockchain is important, skip the buzz and read a brilliant summary by Naval Ravikant. I’ve argued for creating an open DNA network with its own currency that would vastly improve the…

I have spent 15 years in academia and industry, created a startup, and am running a second one, dedicated to the progress of health and well being through the analysis of our DNA information. I have come to realize that the issues are technological, but also to an incredible extent…

Starting with myself, I went from being confused about how to represent my relatives to a neat clean view based on our shared DNA. The first thing I did was to look at how ancestry sites are doing it. They use a crazy format called .ged …

To me the most inspiring thing about DNA technology is that it is driven by some of the most positive human emotions: Curiosity and Giving. It has provided new hope and lit passion for people who are likely condemned to develop horrible diseases. Actually, it allowed many more to…

TL;DR: we need to own and use our DNA, or face others use it against us — Since the rise of the alt-right I have been astonished by its use of words that relate to DNA, and even to DNA itself. In fact, the notions of identity, race, extended family, nation and even the identity of groups such as jews are common in DNA science and white…

Can’t we all just get along? — I have tweeted a lot of politics recently and I wanted to explain why. I believe the recent rise of alt-right movement globally will materially impact my project https://dnavid.com, which aims to discuss, share, and use our DNA information, for our own benefit and under our own terms. I launched…

or, The First Globosphere Fracture — The global networks are fracturing, and what happens with the information that increasingly define us is going to be extreme. The first episode has played out The largest network, the closed one that has all our secrets, suffers from a growing distrust. Recently, the Facebook fake news scandal, and board…

The clock is ticking: the time for global resistance is now, right now! 65 days of freedom are left A warning to anyone still in command… of their possible futures to take care —Pink Floyd, from “The Final Cut” My Facebook feed is full of folks realising what is happening, how bad it is getting, and how scared we are. Piece by piece…