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Haha "come up with the list" meaning agregating the list; I'm not taking credit for first thinking of them all! The problem domains where I've thought of / sometimes written about original solutions are just these ones:

- camera drones to provide a "real-time Google Earth"

- genetically engineered supercrops for the developing world that provide protein, fiber, and every vitamin

- AR / VR glasses (shameless plug: http://vergencelabs.com)

- myostatin inhibitor gene therapy as an OTC cosmetic procedure -- would solve obesity

- VR telepresence to eliminate the massive petroleum waste of the workday commute

- "brain backup" using high-res MRI + in-depth biographical interview + DNA sample

- "bio lab on a chip" using microfluidics, flourescence-assisted cell sorting, nanopore sequencing, and phage-assisted directed evolution



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