Bad Press, Black Futures Hackathon, and smartphone doctors
VNN Weekly Digest January 16-22
Bad Press: “The over 1000-day fight for free press in Muscogee Nation”
(MUSCOGEE NATION) Citizens of the Muscogee Creek Nation now have the opportunity to watch the story of their free press victory on the big screen, following the sold-out premiere of “Bad Press” at the Sundance Film Festival Sunday.
Urban Coders Guild, Holberton School unite for student hackathon
(OKLAHOMA) Two organizations dedicated to expanding tech opportunities are teaming up to offer a “uniquely Tulsa” event during Black History Month. Holberton Tulsa, a software engineering school, and Urban Coders Guild, a nonprofit that develops tech talent among youth, will host a 12-hour student hackathon on Monday, Feb. 20.
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Will Your Smartphone Be the Next Doctor’s Office?
(NATIONAL) The same devices used to take selfies and type out tweets are being repurposed and commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient’s health. A fingertip pressed against a phone’s camera lens can measure a heart rate. The microphone, kept by the bedside, can screen for sleep apnea. Even the speaker is being tapped, to monitor breathing using sonar technology.
WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Rain and heavy mountain snow to continue across the West, unseasonably warm temperatures in the central U.S., and periods of snow and a wintry mix persist for coastal New England as the rest of the East Coast begins a warmup.