I’m on a tropical beach, gentle waves lapping the shore beneath the palm trees. “There is no past, no future,…
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Despite its efforts, Facebook’s become the subject of recent controversy. For those that are otherwise unaware, since the release of…
“I find it funny when my corporate friends who are sitting in their beautiful high rise office buildings in midtown…
A couple weeks backs, we took a look at The Lucid Dreamer, a wearable device that relies on administering current…
Winter is coming, and for the 30+ million Americans with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD, seriously?), that could mean low energy,…
Since the launch of Twitch in 2011, and the massive popularity of eSports (competitive, cash-generating gaming for the layman) through…
Artificial Intelligence has unique applications for treating social anxiety, but it isn’t the same AI you’re used to seeing in movies. In fact, in the new app AI-Therapy, it meets the definition but not the spirit. We’re hoping someone can take our idea for a simulated social anxiety app and build it instead.
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
Rem-Fit recently developed a line of products designed to enhance your sleep, one of which is the ZEEQ Smart Pillow.…
While some of us may be confined to a cubicle, the working world is developing a more lax attitude about…
The more than $1 billion dollar brain training games industry has suffered a few concussions lately. To be fair, the…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep…
Whether you’re trying to make a bad day less terrible or just looking to collect happy moments with others, Happier can probably help. The app, founded by Natalie Kogan, is a sort of social network focused on inspiration, positivity, and mental health.
Unfortunately, rape has been in the news quite a bit lately and it doesn’t seem to be going away. It’s…
In a bid from Challenge.gov to reduce drunk driving, these four companies received awards from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for their non-invasive wearables that measure blood alcohol content.
If you’re looking to inject some extra personality and atmosphere into your surroundings, there is always the classic companion of…
Last week, the White House released a plan to spur the development and availability of smart gun technology—tech that would…
Parenteeno is activity tracking software lets parents monitor their kids’ online and smartphone activity – all of it. Its pricing is reasonable, and the analytics it provides are incredibly detailed. The only remaining concern may be where to draw boundaries with your children’s online privacy.
Halo Neuroscience claims that they’ve found a way for headphones to boost athletic performance by delivering energy pulses to the brain through a process called transcranial direct current stimulation.
This startup is designing a smart dog collar that uses heart rate sensors and lights to tell you how your fur baby is feeling, but the science behind it is rather weak. There may be better options … like just watching your dog wag its tail.
A new tablet app, Constant Therapy, provides cognitive exercises as a kind of brain therapy for people recovering from traumatic brain injury, strokes, aphasia, and other memory and cognition issues. With their recent series A funding, they are poised to disrupt the brain rehab industry.
There are plenty of ways to boost your mood, but having the right lighting is one of the simplest ways…
As someone who has dealt with both anxiety and depression, I know firsthand that receiving effective mental health care can be…
The Walt Disney Co. was a major media and entertainment innovator from its start, and it has successfully retained that…
Communicating is such a nuisance. Form thoughts, translate them into words, move your mouth (or your fingers) to form the…
A few weeks ago, I published a piece entitled, Millennials’ Hierarchy of Needs (you should read that first). It was…
–Warning: This piece is NOT satire. Just giving you the heads up.– In the early 20th Century, there lived a…
Do you remember that epically stupid movie Limitless? If you happened to miss it, let me give you a brief…
If we could see the future, our lives would be very different. While actually seeing the future may not be…
Over the past 15 years, I have battled a variety of mental health demons, like depression and chronic anxiety. I can…
If you haven’t run into a study on the destructive effects of being an active Facebook user, you’re probably not ‘Interneting’…
When people discuss the keys to entrepreneurial success, the angles at which those discussions are approached are often predictable. Usually,…
Generally speaking, social networks aren’t known for deeply enriching the lives of users. As I wade through my Facebook feed,…
It’s not that I haven’t acknowledged our global affinity for the petty, superficial and distracting. I know what people watch…