Tech Insiders Call Out Facebook for Literally Manipulating Your Brain
A former Google ethicist is on a crusade to make people aware of what he says are manipulative techniques by tech companies to foster compulsive use.
View ArticleHow the Back Pain Industry Is Taking Patients for a Dangerous Ride
Ineffective treatments, harmful surgery and the greedy hand of the pharmaceutical industry -- an investigative journalist opens a window on the back pain industry.
View Article7 Specific Tactics Social Media Companies Use to Keep You Hooked
The tricks of the trade, according to researchers,social scientists and designers.
View ArticleIs There a Place for Idealism in Silicon Valley? A Yahoo Tale
A look back at Yahoo's earliest days, when an ethos of radical inclusion and free speech drove its popularity.
View ArticleUp to 40 Percent of Seniors Are Significantly Lonely: Can Tech Help?
As baby boomers head into their golden years, senior advocates and organizations look for ways to use social technology tools to keep them connected to the world and avoiding isolation and loneliness.
View ArticleTo Lift EHR Burden, Doctors Live-Stream Patient Exams to Scribes
Inspired by a chance encounter in Dolores Park, this innovative use of Google Glass is changing how Northern California doctors interact with patients.
View ArticleCalifornia Now Recognizes a Third Gender
Gender is no longer either male or female, according to the state of California. ‘It means that when somebody looks at my license, it’s not going to be as confusing to them.’ Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday...
View ArticleNorth Bay Fires: Yes, Californians Can Now Buy Air Purifiers on Amazon
Air purifiers have been in short supply locally due to the North Bay fires, so many Bay Area residents have turned to the online retailing giant instead. But a shipping snafu left many would-be buyers...
View ArticleWhy Are There So Many Dead People in Colma? And So Few in San Francisco?
Decades ago, hundreds of thousands of bodies were moved from San Francisco to Colma.
View ArticleThe Crippling Ransomware Attack on KQED: The Inside Story
On June 15, a ransomware attack took down the computer network of one of the largest public media companies in America. What followed was months of jury-rigging, rebuilding and disruption.
View ArticleSan Francisco Company Breaks a Few Eggs in Making Sustainable Food
To engineer an egg substitute, the food tech firm Hampton Creek removed starch from mung beans. The company is trying to recover after a run of bad news the last couple of years.
View ArticleA Daughter’s Take on Her Dad, Mayor Lee, in 2011
When Gavin Newsom left the mayor's office to become lieutenant governor, a longtime city bureaucrat emerged from obscurity to succeed him.
View ArticleA Quarter of California Adolescents May Be ‘Gender Nonconforming.’ So What...
A recent survey shows 27 percent of 12- to 17-year-olds in California thought they were perceived as more or equally like the opposite sex.
View ArticleUCSF Gets Another $500 Million Donation
The new funds will be put toward building a new hospital at UCSF's Parnassus Heights campus.
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