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...female, chronomedicine may hold special appeal...because your biology constantly reminds you of the body's natural cycles," the authors note. "If you are male, you may be surprised to learn how much a creature of rhythms you are, too, with every function of your life--sleeping, waking, working, and working out--governed by your body clock." Even skeptical readers may be won over by this persuasive book...
...another way, they will not know "computers" as a distinct category of object or function. This, I think, is the logical outcome of genuinely ubiquitous computing, of the fully wired world. The wired world will consist, in effect, of a single unbroken interface. The idea of a device that "only" computes will perhaps be the ultimate archaism in a world in which the fridge or the toothbrush is potentially as smart as any other object, including you, a world in which intelligent objects communicate, routinely and constantly, with one another and with...
STREAMLINED Ford design manager Ehab Kaoud believes that from now on, car styling will be driven more by function than form. "The idea is to optimize interior space while minimizing exterior volume," says Kaoud. Result: less weight, better gas mileage. The interior of the future Ford, left, will be infinitely customizable. Dashboards, for instance, may be vast displays with gauges, maps and video images arranged at whim
...kids graduate out, the idea of having sensible guest policies will make sense," Sears says. "These people accept it; they aren't function halls. Undergraduates will be respectful of that and the clubs will stay open...
...Galluccio says Grogan's assistants have no real power and function primarily to prevent the University from having to make real change...