Health data risks; the extended mind; and the Synthetic Age

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Health data risks; the extended mind; and the Synthetic Age

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Jul 29, 2018

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US research says e-health data is particularly vulnerable to attack. The theory of the Extended Mind – should our tools be classified as a part of cognition. And forget the Anthropocene, we’re entering the Synthetic Age.

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Jul 29, 2018

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A critical look at new technologies, new approaches and new ways of thinking, from politics to media to environmental sustainability.

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$How to tell the good mental health apps from the bad: There are more than 10,000 mental health apps on the market, but only a fraction have been scientifically evaluated.$
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