Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World

Internet and Technology

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    Doctor-directed Health Resources

    University of Wisconsin researchers have found that breast cancer patients seemed to benefit from being directed to doctor-approved health information online.

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    The Digital Health Revolution

    If you really want to get into the topic of how the internet is changing health care, check out Fard Johnmar’s new show, The Digital Health Revolution.

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    Always format your used laptops

    Say what you will about the internet–it’s certainly helped narrow the line between “doing something stupid” and “doing something stupid in front of millions of witnesses who will now proceed to publicly mock you.”

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    The Long Tail of Hobbies Online

    Whether you’re into whiffle hurling, baton twirling or hair curling, chances are there’s someone out there who wants to help you learn.

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    Gov Gab

    USA.gov’s new blog is almost as fun as watching 1970s PSAs on YouTube.

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    Teens, Video Games and Time Use

    An article in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine asks how adolescents spent their time, specifically looking at gaming in relation to other online and offline activities, and the relationship between time spent in various ac…

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    Are our relationships defined by our online habits?

    Everyone has a friend or two who takes that much longer to respond to emails because they just don’t ever check their accounts, who don’t want to join social networks and who never pop up on IM and gmail-chat. What happens when you fall in love w…