Goetz, Thomas

Provides the history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, and the birth of medical science through the work of Robert Koch, a German doctor who discovered that bacteria caused tuberculosis; and discusses how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character, Sherlock Holmes, applied Koch's methods of deductive reasoning in his investigations.

Thomas Goetz, editor of "Wired" magazine, discusses his ideas about healthcare, and encourages healthcare and medical professionals to give advancing technologies and scientific research a central role in making healthcare decisions.