Health Analytics: “Using machine learning, researchers found that people’s biases about COVID-19 and its treatments are exacerbated when they read tweets from other users, a study published in JMIR showed. The analysis also revealed that scientific events, like scientific publications, and non-scientific events, like speeches from politicians, equally influence health belief trends on social media.… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Teaching Technology to (Future) Lawyers
Barczentewicz, Mikolaj, Teaching Technology to (Future) Lawyers (February 23, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3791608 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3791608 “The paper offers a reflection on how applications of computer technology (including data analytics) are and may be taught to (future) lawyers and what are the benefits and limitations of the different approaches. There is a growing sense among… Continue Reading
The World’s 2021 Most Innovative Companies
Fast Company – “Business as usual is over. Companies around the globe, in every industry, have spent the past 12 months confronting challenges both practical and existential. Some have failed. Many have simply survived. A select few have flourished, remaking their businesses and illuminating the way forward for others. These are the businesses we’re celebrating… Continue Reading
Everything you can do once you’re vaccinated against Covid-19
Quartz – “On March 8, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its long-awaited guidelines on the kinds of behaviors that are safe for people vaccinated against Covid-19. Under them, people who have waited two weeks after their final shot should be able to safely socialize indoors with other households outside their bubble—provided… Continue Reading
How to make your laptop go faster for free
PC World – “If your old laptop needs a little more pep in its step, there’s an easy fix most people overlook: the performance settings. These settings reside in most laptops, usually via a preinstalled utility. The vast majority of laptop users never poke around in there—and you shouldn’t need to, if all you do… Continue Reading
How to block ad tracking on your iPhone
The Verge – Keep your apps from uploading your data — mostly: “…As we all know by now, data is a huge commodity these days. If you use a phone, laptop, or any type of computing device (unless you’re a security expert or a high-end hacker with access to sophisticated blocking tools), you’re paying for… Continue Reading
New York is piloting a mobile COVID-19 vaccine passport
State Scoop: “New York State piloted a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last weekend where basketball fans were able, via a digital card on their phones, to provide proof they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine…The “Excelsior Pass,” first announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his State of the State address… Continue Reading
A Roadmap for US Global Leadership
A Roadmap for US Global Leadership – Report on Reports – March 2021: “The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded Americans that the world is interconnected and what happens overseas can land on kitchen tables at home in a matter of hours. Upending an already turbulent political and global landscape, American’s health and economic security have been… Continue Reading
Good Slides Reduce Complexity
SEO MBA – Avoid slide-crimes with these 5 concepts for more effective presentations – I worked at Google for two years, and in that time I learned nothing about SEO – instead I spent two years putting presentations together. Turns out this is a rather useful skill. In the SEO industry there’s an abundance of… Continue Reading
How data trusts can protect privacy
MIT Technology Review – “…Data trusts are a relatively new concept, but their popularity has grown quickly. In 2017, the UK government first proposed them as a way to make larger data sets available for training artificial intelligence. A European Commission proposal in early 2020 floated data trusts as a way to make more data… Continue Reading
How to Write a Gratitude Letter
The New York Times – “Concerned about a friend or a loved one who may be feeling the winter doldrums? Try writing them a gratitude letter. If you are looking to make someone — even yourself — feel better during what has been a hard winter of the pandemic, consider writing a gratitude letter. You… Continue Reading
TurboVax Vaccine Finder for NYC
“TurboVax finds appointments from 53 city and state-run vaccine sites in the NYC area. Follow our Twitter (@turbovax) to be instantly notified when appointments open up. Refresh this page often. Appointments are published to this page in real-time. Availability for local clinics/pharmacies can be found at CDC’s VaccineFinder or NYC Vaccine List. If you found… Continue Reading
