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Silicon Valley has failed to fill the massive unmet needs of the social sector on issues ranging from poverty and education to human rights and the environment. Source: We need a software revolution for the greater social good – Recode
A sociologist in Norway has been studying how doctors there view various diseases, and his results are telling. Source: These Are the Most Prestigious Diseases — Science of Us
Using thousands of texts, tweets and Facebook posts, a woman creates a digital version of her best friend … after he died. Artificial intelligence and years of social media data allowed her to create a bot that responds like her best friend, jokes like him, and blurs the lines between man and machine. This is…
Cognitive scientist Guy Claxton believes we should think of our entire body as our brain. Source: From AI to Anxiety Relief, The Brain Needs a Body | Big Think
For a decade the government has been subsidizing contingency plans for the worst of the worst: nuclear disaster. Source: The Feds Are Spending Millions to Help You Survive Nuclear War | WIRED
Source: How to Change Your Career from Marketing to UX Design | Interaction Design Foundation
Shorter chunks of shut-eye used to be more normal than one long, uninterrupted snooze. Source: Sleeping Through the Night Is a Relatively New Invention — Science of Us
A chat with the Undercover Economist about his new book on the upside of disorder in our lives Source: Why you shouldn’t organize your email – The Washington Post
Source: All The Mathematical Methods I Learned In My University Math Degree Became Obsolete In My Lifetime | The Huffington Post
It’s often just a fancy name for a computer program. Source: ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Has Become Meaningless – The Atlantic
What you share online may help researchers understand and solve one of our most urgent public health epidemics: suicide. Source: Why scientists think your social media posts can help prevent suicide
In all sorts of industries, analogue products are making a comeback Source: Why the digital era is destined to fail us | Oliver Burkeman | Life and style | The Guardian
Increasingly today we are driven not by the pursuit of happiness properly understood but by the avoidance of risk & pain. Source: Tyler Cowen’s Book ‘The Complacent Class’ & the Pursuit of Happiness | National Review
And dying doctors are making it happen. Source: The Evolution of Death and Medicine in the Modern Age | Inverse
The company’s open-source Delaktig platform encourages people to hack away. Source: Ikea’s Hackable Sofa Is Coming To The U.S. | Co.Design | business + design
The billionaire investor predicts one crushing reality of automation. Source: Mark Cuban Says This Will Soon Be the Most Sought-After Job Skill | Inc.com
The Digital Ethnography Research Centre (DERC), part of RMIT University, focuses on understanding a contemporary world where digital and mobile technologie Source: Australia’s Digital Ethnography Research Centre on experiencing the digital in everyday life – Putting people first
The inside story of kompromat. Source: Russia Hackers to Blame for Wikileaks Emails – Proof Vladmir Putin Was Behind the Clinton Email Hack
Can Outdoor Apparel Manufacturers Save the American Wool Farmer? Source: Your Gear is Saving American Wool Ranchers | Outside Online
Normally, if the creators of an app claimed that it could look inside things and tell you their constituent parts, I would tell you to go peddle your snake oil elsewhere. But this app is from… Source: This app uses spectral analysis to analyze objects and their makeup | TechCrunch
The nonprofit behind Wikipedia is teaming up with Google to work on algorithmic discussion monitors. Source: Collection of 13,500 Nastygrams Could Advance War on Trolls
It’s an ancient solution to a modern problem. Source: Scientists Use Invasive Brazilian Peppertree to Treat MRSA | Inverse
What if we regarded code not as a high-stakes, sexy affair, but the equivalent of skilled work at a Chrysler plant? Source: The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding | WIRED
Over 280,000 U.S. campsites are listed on Hipcamp, many of which can be booked and reserved like an Airbnb. Source: Hipcamp Lets You Book Your Campsite Like an Airbnb • Gear Patrol
An American biotech CEO claims she is the first to undergo gene therapy to reverse aging. Judge for yourself. Source: A Tale of Do-It-Yourself Gene Therapy
Some of the wealthiest people in America—in Silicon Valley, New York, and beyond—are getting ready for the crackup of civilization. Source: Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich – The New Yorker
Not since 1981 has a presidential cabinet shown so little diversity Source: Daily chart: The homogeneity of Donald Trump’s cabinet | The Economist
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