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Michael L. Best, a faculty associate of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, opened the “Communication in Human Development: The Freedom Connection” event last night by reaching into his pocket to retrieve his cell phone. He flipped the device open and said, “Hello? Mom? I told you I had an event tonight!” and consequently sparked a discussion about the role of technology in advanced countries and the developing world. The event was sponsored by the International Development Research Center, an organization that has pioneered the use of technology...
...group say they have been followed, photographed, stopped and searched in the run-up to their protests of the Group of 20 meeting of the world's leading economic powers on Sept. 24 and 25. The 40 people in the room were urged to write local lawyers' phone numbers on their bodies in case of arrest...
Better, long-term research is needed - and it can't come from the cell-phone industry. (Some scientists have suggested levying a $1 surtax on phones to fund new studies.) For now, you can use a Bluetooth or wired headset or simply talk on your cell phone less to reduce the amount of radiation that bombards your skull. You can also choose a low-radiation cell phone; the EWG has created a searchable online database that ranks the radiation levels of more than 1,200 models. (Sorry, Apple fans, your iPhone ranks pretty high.) And finally, take a cue from...
...pictorial history of the cell phone...
...fundraiser. And so AA is very much like that. They're all there trying to heal, and you quickly get to a very, very deep level of exposure because you're talking about your personal life. But once you go home, you may speak with these people on the phone, you may meet them for coffee or brunch, but they're not part of your central core of intimates. Some may become so, of course. But all support groups have that in common...