The WHO warns of an approaching, “Post Antibiotic Era” 

In Veterinary Medicine Today, we tend to become a little blase about bacterial infections. Once in a while it is necessary to do a culture and sensitivity, but MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is still pretty rare in animals, but increasing. The WHO warns of an approaching, “Post Antibiotic Era.” Further, MRSA appears to be a […]

Steve Wozniak: In the future, robots will keep humans as pets 

This is interesting.  Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, said in a recent interview that with the growth of AI, eventually, machines will keep humans as pets. http://mashable.com/2015/06/26/steve-wozniak-ai-humans-pets/ This brings up the fundamental question of control.  My car won’t let me drive over a certain speed without locking the doors.  It is not under my control. […]

In the beginning…. 

Hi all, Let’s all agree: No one knows the future. The idea behind a Veterinary Futurist Society, is to share information about new products, services, or ideas that in some way relate to animals or veterinary medicine.  Then (for fun) postulate where that trend might lead in the future. Exactly how this group evolves is […]