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Modernization
What the U.S. Medical System Can Learn From Estonia
Americans waste time and money filling out paperwork and repeating tests in the doctor’s office. A small Baltic nation has found a better way.
Digital Government
The Case for Boring Office Clothes
Women frown on the Ann Taylor aesthetic, but there’s an upside to basic.
Digital Government
Frigid Offices Might Be Killing Women’s Productivity
As their goosebumps have long suggested, women perform better on tests of cognitive function at toastier room temperatures.
Digital Government
How Trump Could Slow Medical Progress
Several of the president-elect's cabinet nominees have been outspoken critics of using embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in research, and now some scientists fear the worst.
Digital Government
Future Offices Will Look A Lot Like 'Harry Potter'
Some offices might become a bit more magical.
Digital Government
The Best Soundtrack for Productivity
Researchers find “nature”-type sounds help people in open-plan offices regain focus faster.
Digital Government
Dallas Ebola Patient Sent Home Because of Electronic Health Record Snag
Blame the robots, not the humans.
Digital Government
Why a Simple Rubber Glove Could be Key to Fighting Ebola
Basic protective gear was revolutionary for 19th-century medicine, and health workers trying to stop Ebola are recognizing its importance all over again.
Digital Government
Not All Teleworkers Created Equal
For women, there are major drawbacks to requesting to work remotely, according to a new study.
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Digital Government
Why Aren't Doctors More Tech-Savvy?
Email access, online scheduling, and electronic records would all make healthcare easier for patients. Here's why some doctors are still reluctant to modernize.
Cybersecurity
The Creepy, Long-Standing Practice of Undersea Cable Tapping
The newest NSA leaks reveal that governments are probing "the Internet's backbone." How does that work?
Digital Government
How a Deadly Explosive, When 3D Printed, Could Be Life-Saving
People who are digging up unexploded ordinances sometimes don't know how to handle them. Could these replicas change that?
Cybersecurity
Actually, Most Countries Are Increasingly Spying on Their Citizens, the UN Says
The NSA news is scary, but the U.S. is far from alone in the extent to which it monitors communications within its borders, a new report found.
Emerging Tech
Jurassic Park Is Real...for 400-Year-Old Arctic Mosses
Scientists have successfully regrown vegetation that had been trapped in a glacier.
Cybersecurity