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New Research Brings Hope of Treating and Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence

A new finding in the largest and most comprehensive study regarding breast cancer may be able to predict whether sufferers of the affliction will experience a relapse upon diagnosis. Twenty percent of breast cancer cases recur, and have a different …

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Kerry Prepares the US for 85,000 Syrian Refugees in 2016, 100,00 in 2017

Secretary of State John Kerry announced this Sunday that the US will be significantly increasing its intake of worldwide refugees in the coming two years. At a news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Kerry stated that “the U.S. …

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Crane Collapses in Mecca – 107 People Killed

On September 11, 2015, two weeks before the beginning of the Hajj pilgrimage, a crane crashed through the roof of the Grand Mosque of Mecca and killed at least 107 of the worshippers inside. Additionally, around 238 people were injured. …

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National Suicide Prevention Month Begins Now!

In the month of September, we remember those we have lost to suicide and work harder than ever to address and destigmatize the issue. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is ranked as the tenth …

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Are the Kids Alright?

Since we haven’t had any new readings, I am going to base this blog post on the broader picture the last few readings (Articles 12-15).

Technology is becoming a bigger part of everybody’s life. In many ways, it is replacing …

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Human Interaction in the Virtual World

“Distinctions between real and virtual identity will become less sharply defined, particularly for people who spend substantial amounts of time in the virtual world.” This is the claim that Arnold Brown made in the conclusion of his article titled “Relationships, …

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I’m Not Alone

In William Deresiewicz’s “The End of Solitude”, he argues the point that due to technology man is never truly alone anymore. He doesn’t particularly argue a certain side of the issue; he doesn’t claim that it is a good nor …

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The Future of the Future

Brian Hayes made some predictions at the end of his article Automation on the Job that I would like to weigh in on. The first prediction is that we will automate medicine.

Hayes says that Google is already the top …

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Is Intelligence Stripped By Technology?

“Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr is a cynical look at the progression of technology in our society. The opening metaphor takes from Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey where an astronaut is nearly sent to death by …

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The Revolution Will Not Be Monetized? Really?

Strapped with a couple of eye-popping graphs, Bob Garfield outlines the skyrocketing advertising revenue of the internet over the last decade. In some what of a bitter tone, Garfield goes in to how much money is being made by all …

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