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What is Computational Anthropology?

Small Business Labs

Key quote: The increasing availability of big data from mobile phones and location-based apps has triggered a revolution in the understanding of human mobility patterns. Actual behavioral data is increasingly available, reducing (but not eliminating) the use of other methods such as observational research and surveys.

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We all have relationship regrets — and here’s how we can learn from them

Ideas.Ted

In 2005, Deepa’s husband sent a note to the people in his wife’s life informing them that Deepa had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. . The person who answered the phone explained that Deepa had died that morning. “I When Amy Knobler considers her closed door regret, she wishes she could travel backward in time.

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‘Maybe the Only Way to Have an Answer to the Unknown Is to Face It Every So Often’

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This was the spring of 2005. About a year ago, I took up day hiking , spending a Saturday morning here and there going up to a mountaintop and back, mostly safe and short hikes on heavily traveled trails. Think about that: You select answers to trivia questions using your phone, which is connected to the internet.

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