How design can stop the spread of the Wuhan coronovirus

<p>Smart public health officials understand that containment requires educating the public about how diseases spread, with an urgency that gets folks to pay attention. Enter data visualization. </p><br /><p>When airports are screening passengers for a communicable disease, you know it&#x2019;s serious. No one wants another H1N1. As of this writing, the Wuhan China outbreak of coronavirus has infected more than 800, killed 41 people, and found its way to the United States in two confirmed cases. No doubt tomorrow&#x2019;s news will broadcast even larger numbers. Public health officials are still working to figure out exactly how the coronavirus is spreading, but they are clear on one point: It needs to be contained. Data visualization can help them do that.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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Secondhand screen time may be just as dangerous as secondhand smoking

<p>Research suggests that if the desire for a phone builds in infancy, it can become second nature.</p><br /><p>The Environmental Protection Agency first warned of secondhand smoke in 1991, some 30 years after scientists determined that smoking cigarettes causes cancer. Today, a growing body of research points toward a new indirect health hazard.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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This is why surfing the web can make you more productive at work

<p>More recent research has found that using the internet at work for personal purposes may also have some positive outcomes.</p><br /><p>If you&#x2019;re like most workers, you don&#x2019;t spend 100% of your time at the office doing what you&#x2019;re supposed to be doing.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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Why Super Bowl ad teasers have become as important as the commercials

<p>Advertising execs explain the significance of the commercials for the commercial.</p><br /><p>To paraphrase the Gospel of John, in the beginning was the Commercial, and the Commercial was on the Super Bowl, and the Commercial was the Super Bowl.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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This map shows where people on the coasts will flee to once sea levels rise

<p>Projecting the migration patterns of people leaving coastal cities shows which cities need to prepare for a population influx.</p><br /><p>Sea-level rise in the U.S. won&#x2019;t only affect people living on the coasts&#x2014;as homes flood in Florida and New Jersey, it may trigger mass migration inland, potentially making housing more expensive and jobs harder to find in other areas. A new study uses AI to map where people may go.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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Which celebrity can do it all? The Dolly Parton social media challenge has the answer

<p>Such celebs as Viola Davis, Mark Ruffalo, Conan O&#x2019;Brien, and Martha Stewart have posted their ideal Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, and LinkedIn pics. </p><br /><p>Dolly Parton may have just inspired the first &#x201C;Yas Boomer!&#x201D; in social media history.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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I went to prison at 17. Here’s what I wish employers knew about people with records

<p>The way the public treats formerly incarcerated people must change.</p><br /><p><span style="font-weight: 400">The criminal justice system doesn&#x2019;t work. According to a 2018 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, nearly 2.2 million adults were held in America&#x2019;s prisons and jails at the end of 2016. That means for every 100,000 people residing in the United States, approximately 655 of them were behind bars. The situation has become so severe that if the U.S. prison population were a city, it would be the fifth-largest city in the country.</span></p><p>Read Full Story</p><br /> <br />

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