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'Paper Watch' Aims to Democratize Fitness Trackers: A wearable device made from cheap household materials could spread the

'Paper Watch' Aims to Democratize Fitness Trackers: A wearable device made from cheap household materials could spread the benefits of health monitoring
Source: ieee.org

“It’s true — I saw it on Facebook”: "When my cousins' Facebook timelines make no meaningful distinction between

“It’s true — I saw it on Facebook”: "When my cousins' Facebook timelines make no meaningful distinction between fact-checked magazine stories and flat-out lies from an AdSense scammer or a Fox News propagandist, the means by which meaningful public discourse can happen isn't only damaged, it's...
Source: niemanlab.org

Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy and effectiveness of screen and treat policies in prevention of type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of screening tests and interventions: Objectives  To assess diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for pre-diabetes and efficacy of interventions (lifestyle or metformin) in...
Source: bmj.com

Remote intelligence will be with us before artificial intelligence concludes Richard Baldwin in his book "The Great Convergence".

Remote intelligence will be with us before artificial intelligence concludes Richard Baldwin in his book "The Great Convergence". He proposes this future by explaining the present state of global trade in terms of three "separation costs"; transport, knowledge, and people. Transport costs fell with...
Source: amazon.co.uk

The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market Autor, David H. Katz, Lawrence F. Kearney, Melissa S. "We show how a model of

The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market Autor, David H. Katz, Lawrence F. Kearney, Melissa S. "We show how a model of computerization in which computers most strongly complement the non-routine (abstract) cognitive tasks of high-wage jobs, directly substitute for the routine tasks found in many traditional...
Source: nber.org

Snapchat grows up: "Organizations that aren’t on Snapchat Discover will go beyond the experimental phase on Stories. The

Snapchat grows up: "Organizations that aren’t on Snapchat Discover will go beyond the experimental phase on Stories. The remaining skeptics won’t be for much longer."
Source: niemanlab.org

Time to pay up: "Websites and email newsletters will remain the two most important tools for independent news publishing

Time to pay up: "Websites and email newsletters will remain the two most important tools for independent news publishing and distribution, three decades running."
Source: niemanlab.org

Fake news gets solved: "Yes, there will always be dark and stupid places on the internet that are just out to make a buck

Fake news gets solved: "Yes, there will always be dark and stupid places on the internet that are just out to make a buck and that will always spread fake news. But most people won't want to go there and great companies won't want to play there."
Source: niemanlab.org

Increase in US Suicide Rates and the Critical Decline in Psychiatric Beds: This Viewpoint discusses the apparent association

Increase in US Suicide Rates and the Critical Decline in Psychiatric Beds: This Viewpoint discusses the apparent association between a reduction of psychiatric beds and increasing suicide rates in the United States, and proposes an expansion of inpatient psychiatric treatment facilities as a component...
Source: jamanetwork.com

Creating cohorts: how to solve the online learning conundrum - Personnel Today: The ease of access to online learning has

Creating cohorts: how to solve the online learning conundrum - Personnel Today: The ease of access to online learning has solved many training problems, but it has also created new ones. Tim Sarchet explains the importance of learning in groups.
Source: personneltoday.com

Human Interaction to the Bot Power — Could Chatbots Be the Future of Marketing?: In the first week of November, Dharmesh

Human Interaction to the Bot Power — Could Chatbots Be the Future of Marketing?: In the first week of November, Dharmesh Shah, CTO of HubSpot, stood before a huge crowd of 19,000 excited conference attendees at the…
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

Fixing Obamacare Takes Back Seat, Poll Finds: The public ranks lowering prescription drug prices and ensuring that insurance

Fixing Obamacare Takes Back Seat, Poll Finds: The public ranks lowering prescription drug prices and ensuring that insurance plans have adequate health care networks as higher priorities than tinkering with Obamacare, according to a Kaiser Health Tracking Poll released just before the November elections....
Source: jamanetwork.com

Robotic Kiss Transmitter Lets You Smooch a Loved One From Afar

Robotic Kiss Transmitter Lets You Smooch a Loved One From Afar
Source: ieee.org

AI improves publishing: "Robots will analyze complex editorial content of all lengths, and provide feedback to the humans

AI improves publishing: "Robots will analyze complex editorial content of all lengths, and provide feedback to the humans sitting behind the keyboard."
Source: niemanlab.org

The most disruptive phase of globalization is just beginning. Is the anger that brought us Brexit and Trump explained by

The most disruptive phase of globalization is just beginning. Is the anger that brought us Brexit and Trump explained by the declining share of the global market of the G7 countries? What did Nissan actually explain to Theresa May's government about "manufacturung" in the 21st century? Could we really...
Source: qz.com

Read Yuval Harari's Homo Deus. Great read giving insight into human behaviour from a historical perspective cautiously predicting

Read Yuval Harari's Homo Deus. Great read giving insight into human behaviour from a historical perspective cautiously predicting what the future might hold. Good account of the common myths that we hold ... like Gods and - even more widespread - money. Places modern 'humanism' at the centre of his...
Source: amazon.co.uk

The Complete Anatomy Platform: An Interview with Niall Johnston, President of 3D4Medical |: 3D4Medical's (Dublin, Ireland)

The Complete Anatomy Platform: An Interview with Niall Johnston, President of 3D4Medical |: 3D4Medical's (Dublin, Ireland) award-winning Complete Anatomy digital educational platform facilitates the exploration of human anatomical characteristics
Source: medgadget.com

Rise of the rebel journalist

"News is not journalism if what's being reported is only meant to extract value from communities as opposed to creating value within them."
Source: niemanlab.org

The battle for high-quality VR: "It's time to acknowledge that your audience does not need to see your every stumble on

The battle for high-quality VR: "It's time to acknowledge that your audience does not need to see your every stumble on the way to virtual reality greatness."
Source: niemanlab.org

"Inside Amazon's clickworker platform: How half a million people are being paid pennies to train AI - TechRepublic: Internet

"Inside Amazon's clickworker platform: How half a million people are being paid pennies to train AI - TechRepublic: Internet platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk let companies break jobs into smaller tasks and offer them to people across the globe. But, do they democratize work or exploit the disempowered?"...
Source: techrepublic.com