On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Jess ↗
In their words
personal health care has to be driven by the individual
stiffness of the big blood vessel running from the heart down through the chest and the abdomen predicts the risk of death from all causes
the idea that one parameter can predict the risk of death from all causes basically acting as an overall assessment of health estimating lifespan
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What did Jess Goodman invent?
iHeart, a fingertip clip and app that derives aortic pulse-wave velocity from the pulse wave and reports it as an "internal age." He has been clear it is a health-and-wellness tool rather than a medical device.
Why did he build it?
He studied Tai Chi under a Taoist monk for twenty years and promised his terminally ill teacher he would show people why stretching between the heart and the kidneys mattered. Aortic stiffness turned out to be the measurable version of that question.