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Using bitcoin's technology to wrangle widespread medical records

by Lauren Silverman
Mar 10, 2017
Blockchain's 'disruptive' potential excites the health care industry.
The digital database system blockchain could offer a more comprehensive and safer approach to how doctors access patient medical records. Above, a doctor prepares a prescription on a computer.
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What Amazon’s former chief scientist says about personal data rights

by Ben Johnson and Danielle Stephens
Feb 2, 2017
Amazon's former chief scientist Andreas Weigend says that data can be empowering in a post-privacy economy.
A lot of companies, big and unknown alike, often take information collected from you and sell it to other companies.
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Facebook probably knows everything about you

by Kai Ryssdal and Cerise Castle
Dec 16, 2016
Data algorithms help advertisers put together your digital profile.
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Americans have mixed feelings about the job market

by Scott Tong
Oct 20, 2016
Americans say they're both anxious about jobs, but confident at the same time.
The newest economic poll from Marketplace Edison Research hints at our mixed feelings regarding employment: more people fear losing their jobs, yet at the same time appear confident about finding the next one.
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Overwhelmed by passwords? You may have security fatigue

by Molly Wood
Oct 7, 2016
News of data breaches and online hacks makes us care less about security, not more.
How are some of you reacting to the news of all these data breaches? With weary resignation.
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There might be a way to eliminate traffic jams

by Cerise Castle
Aug 26, 2016
Just in time for the holiday weekend.
Traffic jams up entering the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles. Since 1982, the average time spent sitting in traffic per year in the U.S. — 36 hours — has more than tripled.
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Why retail data hacks keep happening

by Annie Baxter
Aug 15, 2016
Credit card transaction data won't be secure until chip cards are universally adopted
The "point of sale" moments like this when you pay, are the root of many data breaches. 
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Are you listening when we do the numbers?

by Mark Garrison
Aug 12, 2016
We ask experts about how to present the data in one of our most popular features.
A trader working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. 
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Smoking rates are down, but that doesn't tell the whole story

by Tony Wagner
Aug 5, 2016
A government analysis found broad surveys are masking high smoking numbers among Korean-Americans and Puerto Ricans.
 
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Data visualizations have already changed your life

by Molly Wood
Jul 7, 2016
Infographics have been influencing history since the 1800's.
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