Global Tech
Data security: Research on privacy in the digital age
Source: JournalistsResource.orgOn your smartphone, you’re not much more than a data machine, generating reams of valuable information that tech companies can mine for insights, sell to advertisers and use to optimize their products.
Cruising into a driverless future: Research on autonomous vehicles
Source: JournalistsResource.orgIs your smartphone making you unhappy?
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There’s abundant speculation that our smartphones make us less happy. Twitter: saps your attention. Facebook: fills you with FOMO. Email: your boss is barking directives again.
Google Street View can predict voting patterns and race
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe internet has upended many trades. Next, perhaps, will be census takers. A new study finds that Google’s “Street View” photographs can be used to estimate a neighborhood’s racial fabric. They can also correctly predict if a town will vote Democrat or Republican over 80 percent of the time.
Blockchain: A new technology for global health development?
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHacking: What journalists need to know
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Daylight saving time: Research on health, car accidents and energy usage
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“Spring forward, fall back.” Like clockwork, we follow this humble command twice a year. But what is it doing to our health and wellbeing?