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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from physical activity

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about physical activity, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 16 stories have been published about physical activity which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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ScienceBlog.com

ScienceBlog.com

Too Much Sitting A Silent Threat to Heart Health

ScienceBlog.com

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EurekAlert!

EurekAlert!

Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people

EurekAlert!

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Australian Science Media Centre

Australian Science Media Centre

Over 40? A 1 hour walk could add 3 hours to your life

Australian Science Media Centre

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ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Toddlers show increased physical activity with a robot playmate moving around the room

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Neurament

Neurament

Top 10 tips to maintain your mental health - Neurament

Neurament

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Guardian

Guardian

Early morning and evening activity could ‘reduce bowel cancer risk by 11%’

Guardian

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University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder

Prolonged sitting can sabotage health, even if you’re young and active

University of Colorado Boulder

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Guardian

Guardian

Intermittent weekend exercise has same brain benefits as regular workouts, study finds

Guardian

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News

News

By aged two girls are already playing outside less than boys

News

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ISPO.com

ISPO.com

From virtual reality to real movement

ISPO.com

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ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily

Echoes in the brain: Why today's workout could fuel next week's bright idea

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Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

Only 1 in 10 children meet global health guidelines, researchers discover

Medical Xpress - medical research advances and health news

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Newsweek

Newsweek

New research suggests you might see immune system benefits after just 15 minutes of exercise

Newsweek

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Yahoo

Yahoo

Lazy exercise is still exercise. How to make the most out of your workout by doing the least.

Yahoo

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CNIO

CNIO

CNIO researchers discover a 'switch' for the desire to engage in physical activity: two proteins that get activated in the muscle during exercise

CNIO

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Columbia Public Health |

Columbia Public Health |

Physical Activity Offsets the Mortality Risk Associated with Excessive Sitting Time in Adults With Diabetes

Columbia Public Health |

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