Technology Triple Trivia

3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. 1. What seemingly greedy tactics by some for-profit labs are hurting a valuable scientific undertaking? Hint: Answer: many doctors wouldn’t think twice about participating in a pharmacogenomics study to ensure their patients are taking the right medication, dose or experience fewer side effects.  Pharmacogenomics, which involves assessment of an […]

Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for October 1, 2013

3 questions.  3 hints. 3 answers.  Every Tuesday. This week’s common theme: deletion. 1.  How can one curb the use of bad language? Hint: get rid of the dictionary. Answer: It seems that IBM’s celebrated Watson computer, a research and diagnostic tool, needed an urgent mouth washing with soap.  A couple of years ago, to […]