Can wearable technology transform medicine from reactive to predictive?
Genome researcher Michael Snyder wears eight different devices every day to track his health. Discover how smartwatches and glucose monitors might soon detect illnesses days before symptoms even appear.
In this TED Talk, Michael Snyder explores the potential for health wearables to shift the medical paradigm. Rather than simply reacting to sickness, technology like glucose monitors and smartwatches could allow for predictive care, potentially preventing the onset of chronic conditions such as diabetes.
The presentation is part of a series curated by Manoush Zomorodi for TED2026, focusing on how to maintain health within a high-tech era.
Source: Michael Snyder: Why I’m obsessed with health wearables (and you should be too)
