Contact-tracing apps: there's no evidence they're helping stop COVID-19
Download rates have been disappointing and people aren't following self-isolation warnings.
Oct. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus apps contact-tracing track-and-trace contact-tracing-tech
How We Feel app pilots COVID prediction model
How We Feel app lays groundwork to use big data to understand and predict coronavirus infection.
Sept. 17, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: faculty-of-arts-and-sciences institute-for-quantitative-social-science harvard-society-of-fellows health-medicine harvard-th-chan-school-of-public-health feng-zhang nature-human-behavior broad-institute-of-mit-and-harvard ben-silbermann gary-king how-we-feel-project xihong-lin harvard-department-of-statistics how-we-feel-app william-allen xin-jin
App eases eating disorder symptoms for college women
Stigma surrounding eating disorders may keep young adults on college campuses from seeking treatment. A new app may help change that.
Sept. 8, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: anxiety food apps eating-disorders health-and-medicine
Will a TikTok ban make using the app a crime?
With a potential TikTok ban looming in the US, what happens if you use the app after the ban? It could put you at legal risk, experts say.
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: china government apps mobile-devices featured society-and-culture laws us-presidents
TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms – here's why kids love it
An app that young people use to share videos of themselves dancing might seem like a silly diversion, but it's become a powerhouse social media platform.
Aug. 26, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: social-media china twitter facebook video india young-people mobile-apps apps youtube instagram youth tiktok snapchat us-china-relations
Can the US government really ban TikTok?
President Trump wants to ban TikTok, the popular video app, due to security concerns. But can the government totally ban an app like that?
Aug. 24, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: business china government apps mobile-devices featured society-and-culture
England's new contact tracing app fixes privacy problems – whether it will work is another matter
Countries around the world have struggled to get people to download and use contact tracing apps.
Aug. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus apps contact-tracing coronavirus-insights
Uber or Lyft electric car swap saves 3X more carbon than yours
Swapping out a gas-powered Uber or Lyft vehicle with an electric car cuts emissions three times more than when an individual driver makes that switch, research finds.
July 12, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: sustainability emissions transportation apps earth-and-environment vehicles
Digital contact tracing's mixed record abroad spells trouble for US efforts to rein in COVID-19
Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital contact tracing.
July 6, 2020 • ~11 min
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Expeditions app puts Arnold Arboretum in the palm of your hand
The Arnold Arboretum’s new Expeditions Mobile App gives visitors an interactive experience with audio, text, and imagery — all in the palms of their hands.
June 29, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: science-technology app deborah-blackwell arnold-arboretum expeditions expeditions-mobile-app hunnewell-visitor-center
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