USC doctoral candidate develops social health app
Using smartphones’ built-in sensors, health app MeasureMe tracks movement to measure a user’s daily amount of exercise.
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Sandy shows the media’s limitations
Hurricane Sandy highlighted the pros and cons of our modes of communication.
USC Hybrid High announces location
The first orientation session for USC’s Hybrid High was held yesterday.
Not all classroom technology is equal
The reformation of American education usually comes with technological changes. Educational institutions search for ways to use technology to effectively improve teaching and learning. Although the efforts are well-intentioned, how much technology is truly necessary? Some professors allow laptops as an option for note-taking — giving students the chance to use them for social networking […]
Technology helps boost fitness, sexual health
Many health experts decry technology for encouraging a sedentary lifestyle. The phrase “couch potato” comes to mind. But when used properly, technology can help people stay on top of their health. Public health experts need to start using technology as a tool to help people be healthier, and people need to start using the resources […]
Should the US allow more oil drilling?
The government must not authorize the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Bolstering alternative energy is more important in the long run.
Smartphone use slowly turning into abuse
The rise of the Toilet Texter signals a need for awareness of appropriate smartphone use.
Laptop-free classrooms need to go
Instead of blaming technology for students’ short attention spans, instructors should use it to get students excited about class.
Steve Jobs, the modern American hero
Every generation has its heroes. These figures all have critics, but people in almost every demographic category revere them. Their importance shapes our culture. What about this generation, though? Our hero is more difficult to find. We could look to politics, but even President Barack Obama, who conducted one of the most inspiring campaigns in […]
Merging cinema and technology
A push for innovation is not lost at the country’s best film school, where interdisciplinary work is the key to success.