BIO 2013: Looking for the transformation booth
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Two businessmen talked intently sitting at a small white table dwarfed by an enormous video screen probably about 15 feet high and 20 feet wide. Covered in a cold bluish-red electronic glow, their meeting appeared as if it were occurring in New York City's Times Square, at night.
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