IT'S A NEW REVOLUTION By Gary Arlen Y ou've seen the convergence of technologies and familiar experiences creating unprecedented ways to act in daily life. Think of voice-activated shopping lists or playlists. You may have recognized "cobots" - collaborative robots that work with humans on a production line. Maybe you've even encountered the first ventures into "precision medicine," which uses big data to identify solutions such as immunotherapy for illnesses that involve the interaction of genetics and environmental factors. 20 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2019 I T I S I N N O VAT I O N