Sixth Sense Device...Incredible Yet Scary

When I saw this video of the "sixth sense," I first thought "Oh wow! That is so interesting!" However, as I watched more into the video, I actually started to think how scary the device acutally is. The amount of information available is almost crazy to think that it is available in a moment's time. It is like those super hero movies where after little kids watch the movie they find themselves talking with their friends saying, "If I were a super hero, I would want to read minds, or walk through walls, or breathe underwater." This new device is extraordinary, and only a genious mind can think of it. It is almost like getting rid of alot of limitations on life. We would always have a camera on hand. We can make sure we are getting our money's worth when buying products at the grocery store. We can get information on a book to see if it is worth buying. The one part I found amusing was that the device allows you to draw a watch on your hand and then all of a sudden the time shows up. There is no need for a cell phone, a computer, or most types of technology because it is already compacted into this device. I was surprised that it was only over $300. That costs less than the new ipad that just came out.



So how would this apply to the medical world? Well, since the device allows you to get information on any person you come in contact with, I was thinking that if this creator of the device continues his research like planned, it can have great use in the health care world. In class we learned that "health" was the second most popular topic searched for online. We wonder why people as they get older develop many illnesses or health issues that are unexplainable. Either that, or their illness has a complicated explanation of how they got it. Many people are learning now that health is such an important thing to consider at every age of life. Even during infancy, if the infant does not get the proper vitamins and minerals, he or she can have serious health problems, develop diseases, and can even result in death if these vitamins and minerals are not consumed. I am sure this device can be used to get the history of what someone's eating habits were throughout their life and could potentially reveal some of life's causes of uncurable diseases. Eating the right foods and getting all the nutrition our bodies need is vital. Many people go to the hospital not knowing the reason they feel ill or how they developed a disease, and in their hospital beds waiting for the doctor, they still order the same regular food as if nothing has happened to them. This device can be used to reveal the history of a person's nutrient intake or even their nutrient deficiencies that caused them to develop their illnesses. This is only one way this new yet scary device can be used in the benefit of others.