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Being fair: The benefits of early childhood education

Getting a jump on a low-income child’s education can have a positive effect on social behavior even 40 years later, researchers find. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science […]

Published on November 20, 2018

Healthcare providers — not hackers — leak more of your data

New research found that more than half of the recent personal health information, or PHI, data breaches were because of internal issues with medical providers — not because of hackers or external parties. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of […]

Published on November 20, 2018

Using Skype to beat the blues

Researchers compared four different types of online communication technologies — video chat, email, social networks and instant messaging — used by people 60 and older and then gauged their symptoms of depression based on survey responses two years later. The study found that people who used video chat functions such as Skype and FaceTime had […]

Published on November 19, 2018