I’m on a tropical beach, gentle waves lapping the shore beneath the palm trees. “There is no past, no future, […]
Is VR The Magic Bullet The Healthcare World Needs?
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Solution To The Facebook Live Suicides? Hire More People
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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 […]
Being Overworked All The Time Isn’t “Cool” Anymore, Just Ask Japan
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“I find it funny when my corporate friends who are sitting in their beautiful high rise office buildings in midtown […]
Apps and Gadgets Designed To Induce Lucid Dreams
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A couple weeks backs, we took a look at The Lucid Dreamer, a wearable device that relies on administering current […]
High Schoolers Are Designing A Cure For Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Winter is coming, and for the 30+ million Americans with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD, seriously?), that could mean low energy, […]
Welcome The 1st Generation of eSports Trainers, They’re In With a Bang Not a Click
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Since the launch of Twitch in 2011, and the massive popularity of eSports (competitive, cash-generating gaming for the layman) through […]
Artificial Intelligence Could Cure Social Anxiety, If It’s Used Properly
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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.
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know August 8-12
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
AntiSnore Music Playing Alarm Clock & Sleep-Assist Smart Pillow Is Wide Awake On Kickstarter
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Rem-Fit recently developed a line of products designed to enhance your sleep, one of which is the ZEEQ Smart Pillow. […]
Roam Offers Memberships To Work & Live Around The World
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While some of us may be confined to a cubicle, the working world is developing a more lax attitude about […]
Even If Some Science Says Brain Training Games Don’t “Work”, Can’t We Appreciate Them Anyway?
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The more than $1 billion dollar brain training games industry has suffered a few concussions lately. To be fair, the […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know June 20-24
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
Weekly Snapshot: Tech News To Know June 13-17
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Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep […]
The Happier App Helps You Look At The Bright Side of Every Day
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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.
The App Fighting Sexual Assault By Recognizing Screams and Auto-Phoning the Police
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Unfortunately, rape has been in the news quite a bit lately and it doesn’t seem to be going away. It’s […]
Prize-Winning Wearables Promise to Prevent Drinking and Driving
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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.
Avea Flare Adds a Whole New Glow to the Mood Lighting Game
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If you’re looking to inject some extra personality and atmosphere into your surroundings, there is always the classic companion of […]
Are We Ready to Pull the Trigger on Smart Guns?
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Last week, the White House released a plan to spur the development and availability of smart gun technology—tech that would […]
Parenteeno Online Activity Tracking Helps Parents Protect Their Kids From…Everything
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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.
Headphones Designed to Improve Athletic Performance with Energy Pulses
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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.
The Smart Dog Collar That Tries to Tell You How Your Fur Baby Is Feeling
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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.
Constant Therapy Is Bringing Brain Rehab To Your Tablet
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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.
CoeLux Lamps Look and Function EXACTLY Like Skylights
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There are plenty of ways to boost your mood, but having the right lighting is one of the simplest ways […]
Is Genetic Testing The Future Of Mental Healthcare?
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As someone who has dealt with both anxiety and depression, I know firsthand that receiving effective mental health care can be […]
When You Wish Upon a Startup: Disney Accelerator Opens Applications for Third Summer Program
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The Walt Disney Co. was a major media and entertainment innovator from its start, and it has successfully retained that […]
Mind Reading, Now Brought to You by The University of Washington
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Communicating is such a nuisance. Form thoughts, translate them into words, move your mouth (or your fingers) to form the […]
Millennials’ Hierarchy of Needs Pt 2: What They Need In A Job
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A few weeks ago, I published a piece entitled, Millennials’ Hierarchy of Needs (you should read that first). It was […]
Millennials’ Hierarchy of Needs
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–Warning: This piece is NOT satire. Just giving you the heads up.– In the early 20th Century, there lived a […]
Pills for Your Brain from Nootrobox, The Biohacking Subscription Service
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Do you remember that epically stupid movie Limitless? If you happened to miss it, let me give you a brief […]
Eventually Your Phone Will Know You’re Going to Break Up Before You Do
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If we could see the future, our lives would be very different. While actually seeing the future may not be […]
Joyable, The Online Therapist That Fixes Your Social Anxiety in 12 Weeks
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Over the past 15 years, I have battled a variety of mental health demons, like depression and chronic anxiety. I can […]
Wayfarer Mobile Will Try to Make Online Social Networking an Enriching Experience
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If you haven’t run into a study on the destructive effects of being an active Facebook user, you’re probably not ‘Interneting’ […]
The Key to a Successful Startup: Your Significant Other
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When people discuss the keys to entrepreneurial success, the angles at which those discussions are approached are often predictable. Usually, […]
Harvard, MIT and Microsoft with TalkLife, A Social Network to Address Mental Health Problems
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Generally speaking, social networks aren’t known for deeply enriching the lives of users. As I wade through my Facebook feed, […]
Need to Fix Your Broken Life? We Should Use More Apps for That
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It’s not that I haven’t acknowledged our global affinity for the petty, superficial and distracting. I know what people watch […]
