Kapil Parakh

Renowned cardiologist and Google's Senior Medical Lead, Dr. Kapil Parakh, discusses the future of healthcare and the transformative potential of wearable tech. Topics include integrating wearables into healthcare, optimizing health for achieving mastery, risks and limitations of wearable data, and improving health at scale. The guest also shares insights on taking non-linear risks and reflects on the importance of recognizing opportunities.

Pamela Paul, Editor of The New York Times Book Review and author of 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet, discusses how the digital age has rendered traditional practices like maps and handwritten letters obsolete. Dr. Kapil Parakh, a cardiologist and author of Searching for Health, shares strategies for effectively navigating online health information. Together, they explore the complexities of modern communication, the nostalgia for past interactions, and the critical need for discernment in finding reliable health advice online.