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Description: "Just as Doppler radar scans the skies for indicators of bad weather, Sickweather scans social networks for indicators of illness, allowing you to check for the chance of sickness as easily as you can check for the chance of rain." (Tipped by JMG reader Ray)
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If you were tired of watching weather reports on the TV and feeling jealous that you could never become a weatherman or weatherwoman yourself, read on. MIT has announced its three-week undergraduate lab course “Build a Small Radar S... Read Post

For weather geeks among my readership only: It turns out that under the right atmospheric conditions Doppler weather radar can detect cars, and even tell how fast they're going. Very cool. Check the following figures from north cent... Read Post

Sickweather is a new kind of “social health network”. It actually wants to be the wind vane for bad health around the world. Sickweather - presently in beta - aims to show hotspots of unwellness on a map around your own location and... Read Post