Perhaps African Leaders Should Avoid Facebook

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A new statistical analysis indicates that the more Facebook fans an African politician has, the more likely they are to be forced from power.

Cancer Metastasizes Globally: Additional Resources

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Paul Farmer, an iconic figure in publicizing public health problems in developing nations, has now joined a campaign to highlight the issue of cancer in Latin America, Africa and other areas where treatment of this chronic illness is often lacking. As he outlines in this interview with journalist Mary Carmichael, Farmer has devised an innovative approach to compensating for the lack of high-tech treatments in countries like Haiti

Smartphones Are Not a Threat to Old Media–Unless They Are

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We've seen conflicting data concerning the role of mobile media in our lives.

Did Someone Ruin Foursquare for Me Yesterday?

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I was at lunch at Japango with some of my Foundry Group gang yesterday. When I went to my house in Alaska last July, I took a Mac with me but left my PC at home. Ross bet me $100 that before the month was out I'd beg him to fedex my PC to me.

Are There Links between Pesticides and Other Chemicals to Thyroid Disease?

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Dear EarthTalk : Instances of people with thyroid problems seems to be on the rise.

Is This a "Killer Spray" for Kitchen Microbes?

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Food safety goes nano, with a new research grant for a U.K. scientist. Future kitchen surfaces could have his spray-on antimicrobial coating

The Messy, Fragmented World of Group Messaging Apps

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If SXSW serves as a barometer of all trends hot in tech, then group messaging and texting apps are one of the hottest trends--even by Austin, Texas, standards. These days, I can't open my email without seeing yet another pitch plaguing my inbox touting some slight variation on the group messaging formula.

From the Editors: For Love or Money

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Those who might be inclined to regard this month’s selection of his and her gifts for Valentine’s Day (see "Love Matches," page 88) as yet another example of our society’s coarse commercialization would do well to remember that the romantic sentiments we idealize on this particular holiday have long been ...