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23andme – personal genomics and biotechnology

Today I received my 23andme kit… Very interesting! 23andme is a personal genomics service to:

“Gain insight into your traits, from baldness to muscle performance. Discover risk factors for 97 diseases. Know your predicted response to drugs, from blood thinners to coffee. And uncover your ancestral origins.”

More info at www.23andme.com

Funny enough the kit came the same day as a book I ordered from Amazon: Norman “Living with Complexity”. Hope it isn’t a sign….

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C4N U UND3R5T4ND TH15?

My German friend friend Jérémy Küper posted this on his Facebook the today.. I love the brain!

 

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6 Days in a Row

I recently discovered the fitness club @ Fox Plaza where I live. Now, having a quite hectic schedule the gym really helps me take my mind of all the to-dos, events and tasks, that work life presents. I’ve never been a gym rat – but this time I’ve actually manage to go 6 consecutive days in a row for minimum 50 minutes of (HARD) workout. This also means that I’m about to become the mayor of Fox Plaza Fitness Club on Foursquare – who would ever have thought that?!

I blame the view and the fact that you can play Solitaire on the cross trainer for this insanity! :)

in Apple, City Hall, Technology

Eric Schmidt @ Dreamforce 2011

Thursday I went to Dreamforce 2011 with my colleague Magnus from ICDK hear a talk by Eric Schmidt (former CEO of Google – now chairman). One of the most memorable things Schmidt said was that “Apple’s Steve Jobs gave the best performance by a CEO in 50 years, maybe 100 years. He not only built Apple once, but twice”.  

You can watch a video of the interview here: