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Salvatore Iaconesi has brain cancer. He converted his digital medical records into open, accessible formats, turning them into a very personal form of Open Data. Artists, scientists, doctors,...
After artist, engineer and TED Fellow Salvatore Iaconesi was diagnosed with brain cancer, he turned to crowdsourcing to find a cure, launching an open source initiative earlier this week. By ‘cure,’ Iaconesi is looking for more than just a way to remove the tumor from his brain. He uploaded a video to YouTube asking for his friends, fans, and complete strangers to suggest ways to heal not only his body, but also his spirit.
TED Fellow Salvatore Iaconesi released today this video along with his digital medical records – everything from CT and MRI scans to lab notes. He posted the health files to invite the online world...
According to engineer Salvatore Iaconesi, crowdsourcing a cure doesn't mean he has lost faith in medicine. "I want to take care of myself using medicine and surgery. Doctors are wonderful...
The Cure creates discussion up splitting up the talking points of his disease into separate forums like "diet" and "psychology". It's basically a tiny Reddit all devoted to...
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