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Video: How "Fat Talk" can affect body image

Dr. Jennifer Hartstein spoke with Erica Hill on a recent study from Psychology of Women Quarterly that reports 93% of college women engaged in frequent "fat talk" or speaking negatively their body weight.

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Google’s Digital Library Failed–Can Academics Succeed?

Academic librarians, led by Harvard's, are positioning themselves as the successors to Google's scuttled vision for a massive digital library. But do they lack a coherent vision? Not long ago a federal judge in Manhattan scuttled Google 's plans to create a digital universal library (a dream kicked off when Larry Page scanned "The Google Book" years ago--his company has since scanned 15 million more).

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First Day Jitters

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs.

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Apple, Intel Have Stopped Using Conflict Minerals

Next year, U.S. electronics companies will be required by law to disclose and trace their use of conflict minerals (gold, tungsten, tantalum, and tin deposits that fund war in Central Africa). Instead of waiting to be attacked by human rights groups, Apple and Intel, and other companies involved in the Conflict-Free Smelter program opted to avoid embarrassment and ditch the minerals altogether--and the decision is causing some problems.

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Video: An aspirin a day may keep cancer away

Dr. Jennifer Ashton spoke with Chris Wragge on a new study revealing that there may be a correlation between aspirin use and reducing the risk for pancreatic cancer.

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Hillary Clinton’s Senior Tech Advisor Talks "Radical" Global Citizenship

Alec Ross on subversive technologies, Libya, Wikileaks, and the future of digital diplomacy."We're willing to make mistakes of commission," he tells Fast Company, "rather than omission." In the turbulent center of the Venn diagram involving President Obama's multilateral foreign policy, open government mandates, and Middle-East unrest is Alec Ross, the Senior

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What the Google Buzz-FTC Settlement Means for the "Apology Approach" to Innovation

The common, renegade approach of sending imperfect tech products out into the world--and having user experience guide improvements--comes under fire. Silicon Valley is renowned for its culture of innovation. There a common, renegade approach is to send products out into the world while they’re still half-baked, in the belief that it’s better to improve them based on real-world use, rather than trying to perfect them behind closed doors

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