Yes, a spectacularly interesting concept, I have become pre-order 2503….
Nymi uses your unique cardiac rhythm [ECG] to authenticate your identity, allowing wireless control of computers, smartphones, car entry and a myriad of other applications.
Those working with or interested in authentication, security, wearable identity technology or simply “Jetson’s” technology, will be interested in this.
Bionym was part of the inaugural cohort of the Creative Destruction Lab at the Rotman School of Management. In August 2013, Bionym closed $1.4 million in seed funding with the majority of investment from the Creative Destruction Lab “G7” members.
Those in Australia interested in the debate about education, equity and long-term social mobility within societies would benefit from reviewing the latest from the Sutton Trust.
It is interesting to place the work of the Gonksi Review in the context of this discussion.
My thoughts on Gonski can also be found here. A very soggy Gonski [as predicted]
Current [and somewhat favourable] comparative analysis of Australia within the four countries should also be cautiously considered within the context of the trends we are are now seeing; greater inequity, and concentration of disadvantage. This should give policy-makers and parents alike, considerable pause…
The Social Mobility Summit found:
Despite being similarly unequal, the four major Anglophone nations have different social mobility levels, with the UK and US significantly less mobile than Canada or Australia.
The Sutton Trust in the U.K. [Founded by Sir Peter Lampl in 1997] held a conference recently [May] presenting the latest international research findings on social mobility, educational achievement, and other key characteristics of the four major Anglophone countries – the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia. The report was jointly sponsored by the Sutton Trust and Carnegie of New York, it is the latest in a continuing line of work investigating international comparisons of mobility.
It is interesting to note in our current domestic debate how positively others view our educational outcomes. Of course no single comparison is definitive, or necessarily useful, but the perspective of others can often add value to such doctrinaire debates.
Underachievement Comparison – Social Mobility Summit 2012
Those interested in such research would find the work of the Sutton Trust and the recent Social Mobility Summit very useful.
Nymi is from the Canadian-based [Toronto] Bionym.
