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David Berreby – The obesity era Years ago, after a plane trip spent reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Notes from the Underground and Weight Watchers magazine, Woody Allen melded the two experiences into a single essay. ‘I am fat,’ it began. ‘I am disgustingly fat. I am the fattest human I know. I have nothing but excess poundage all over my body. That, as we used to say during my Californian adolescence, was then. And so the authorities tell us, ever more loudly, that we are fat — disgustingly, world-threateningly fat. Moral panic about the depravity of the heavy has seeped into many aspects of life, confusing even the erudite. Several governments now sponsor jauntily named pro-exercise programmes such as Let’s Move! Hand-in-glove with the authorities that promote self-scrutiny are the businesses that sell it, in the form of weight-loss foods, medicines, services, surgeries and new technologies. Higher levels of female obesity correlated with higher levels of gender inequality in each nation Daily Weekly Explore Aeon Biology

Why HTML is Not a Programming Language HTML is great. It defines the structure of webpages and it determines how data is displayed online. What you’re looking at right now is HTML code, read and interpreted by your browser. But this doesn’t make HTML a programming language. A Markup Language HTML is a type of markup language. That’s how the browser knows that However, this is not programming. Not a Programming Language Programming languages have functional purposes. Still Awesome Unfortunately, coding only in HTML doesn’t make you a programmer. Knowledge of web page structure is a valuable asset for anyone to have, in IT as well as in other fields, and I’m definitely not trying to discredit anyone’s knowledge on the awesomeness that is HTML. Still think HTML is a programming language? Ben Romy Ben is a 2012 graduate of the iSchool, now working for MLB Advanced Media. More Posts

SocialOS from PeopleBrowsr - build your own social network At PeopleBrowsr, we are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new type of social network – one you can build and maintain yourself. With public platforms such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, brands and consumers are increasingly being encouraged to use them exclusively to connect and communicate. Now that these networks have combined memberships in the billions, it is becoming harder to find those in your community that you have the most in common with and connect with. Brands are naturally investing time and energy into these public platforms, while at the same losing control of their brand, their fans and their community. David Armano in a post titled Social Business: Where It’s Been & Where It’s Going talked about the evolution of social media into social business. Figure 1.2 from “Social Business By Design” We think the next phase of social as we move towards social business will allow corporates and government entities to create their own networks.

Cannes Wildfire Tumblr Thursday, the 27th of June Wildfire / Full of Tomorrow: How brands can embrace miraculous new technologies to create small wonders that will change our daily livesSee the full seminar right here. Tuesday, the 18th of June Hovertrax We all wanted hoverboards after Back to the Future, but they never arrived. Friday, the 14th of June Doorbot Doorbot saves you from having to get up from the sofa unless you really need to. Thursday, the 13th of June Mindtunes Mindtunes is a track created by the power of the mind. Nice idea from Google here. Wednesday, the 12th of June Flying Sushi The brainchild of Yo! Wednesday, the 5th of June Artificial Tacticle Sensations Intriguing technology developed by Disney Research. Quantified Self, Cognitive Health and the Transformation of Medical Care The ‘quantified self’ revolution could transform the way we think about health care. Quotable Tuesday, the 4th of June The Next Big Thing in Big Data: People Analytics Mashed up, mixed up… how can brands hack the future?

Women in their Digital Domain There's no question: the world has gone digital. This monumental shift in communications has greatly affected consumers' lives and brought about dramatic changes in marketing. For American women, who still make the majority of household purchases, digital communications fulfill unique needs – seeking and sharing of information, building and maintaining personal and professional networks, and of course online shopping. According to a new study, Women in Their Digital Domain, these activities offer marketers engaging ways to connect digitally savvy, female buyers with their brands. The goal of the study, conducted in partnership with Ogilvy & Mather Chicago, WPP's Mindshare and Microsoft Advertising, was to understand how marketers can make best use of all that the digital realm has to offer. Q: How are women of all ages and lifestages using technology? This quantitative study revealed three segments of digital sophistication among.

Black Mirror (TV series) Black Mirror is a British television anthology series created by Charlie Brooker that shows the dark side of life and technology. The series is produced by Zeppotron for Endemol. Regarding the programme's content and structure, Brooker noted, "each episode has a different cast, a different setting, even a different reality. But they're all about the way we live now – and the way we might be living in 10 minutes' time if we're clumsy. In November 2012, Black Mirror won the Best TV movie/mini-series award at the International Emmys.[5] Announced on 12 July 2012,[6] the second season began broadcasting on 11 February 2013. On 9 January 2014, Charlie Brooker announced the third series of the show, confirming at least two more "helpings".[7] Robert Downey, Jr. has optioned the episode The Entire History of You to potentially be made into a film by Warner Bros. and his own production company, Team Downey.[8] The second series is popular in China.

How the 'Biggest Scam in Kickstarter History' Almost Worked Rarely does a crowdfunding platform pull the plug on one of its projects. But on Thursday, June 13, Kickstarter suspended all funding to a campaign called Kobe Red — just hours before the month-long endeavor was scheduled to close. Operated by a group called Magnus Fun, Inc., the project claimed to have been raising money for a brand of Kobe beef-based jerky, made with 100% organic feed- and beer-fed Japanese cows. In just under four weeks, Magnus accumulated more than $120,000, close to 50 times its initial goal of $2,437. It had racked up a whopping 3,252 backers. So why did Kickstarter suspend the entire project at the last minute? From an outsider's perspective, the page raised a few concerns. Most bizarre of all were the taste testimonies, which the team claimed to have conducted at this year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. But the money rolled in despite the project's vagueness — really rolled in. The taste test video from Magnus never arrived.

How to Land a Better Job Without Ever Looking For it Let’s face it: Looking for a job is a huge hassle. It’s stressful (who really enjoys interviewing?), time-consuming (say goodbye to weekends outside) and can be a blow to your self-esteem (rejection is never good for the soul). What if there were a way to land an awesome job without ever feeling trapped in some sort of job-seekers purgatory? Good news: There is. Here’s how to help jobs come to you, rather than the other (stressful) way around. Showcase Your Value Online With a Blog Yes, you should blog to get your next job. A well-done blog also converts first-time visitors into believers of your brand. As an added bonus, when your blog serves as your first impression, you can present yourself however you’d like. Keep Your Network Warm When we talk about networking, we usually mean meeting new people. One of the easiest ways to stay top-of-mind is by updating your status on social networks like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. Tell People What You’re Good At The best part about all of this?

With special glasses, telecenter users have internet privacy | 3SixtyGrados Terra has just launched in Paraisópolis slum in Sao Paulo the project VIP – Visão de Internet Protegida (Protected Internet Vision). Made by DM9 (brazilian publicity agency), the action aims to promote the ‘democratization of privacy’, a new way to use the Internet in slum telecenters or LAN Houses. That’s because, as you know, in telecentres and Internet cafes computers are always very close to one another, taking users’ privacy when checking emails, check your bank account and social networks. Terra found that removing a film of LCD screens, they are completely white – the content displayed becomes invisible. This same film was then placed in special glasses, so that only those who use the glasses can see what appears on the computer. Source: BlueBus Like this: Like Loading...

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