105: How to Die Properly

This week on Supercharged we’re talking about the future of healthcare and medicine! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

This week on Supercharged we’re talking about the future of healthcare and medicine! Questions/comments/tips? Visit awkward.email or call/text 509-AWKWARD.

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Snapchat’s New Face-Swap Feature Is a Good Reminder of All the Weird Shit in Your Phone’s Camera Roll
Snapchat just released an update for its face-swapping tool, that weird but admittedly amusing feature that lets you switch faces with whatever happens to be around you. Now, instead of “doing it live,” as it were, you can swap faces with old photos in your camera roll.
Whitson Photos for Snapchat Face Swapping
Swap your face with Whitson's on Snapchat and email your work to [email protected]. ;) #messinwithwhitson
Apple's Upgrade Program Now Available for iPhones Purchased Through Online Store
With the launch of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple introduced an iPhone Upgrade Program in the U.S. designed to let Apple customers pay a monthly installment fee for a new iPhone and trade it in after 12 months of payments to get the next-generation iPhone.
Would You Buy a Chromebook If It Ran Android Apps?
Yesterday, we got a very strong indication that Google is bringing its Android-based Google Play Store to Chromebooks. This could be a game changer. Would it affect your decision to buy one?
What the Charter-Time Warner Merger Will Mean For Consumers
Charter Communications is all set to buy out Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, forming the second-largest cable company in the U.S., known as New Charter. The merger comes with a few conditions designed to protect consumers.
Andyroid
Android emulator for your computer!
One Drop
The stylish, crowd-sourced, data-driven glucometer to manage and monitor your diabetes more effectively.
Pharmacogenetics
Pharmacogenetics is the study of inherited genetic differences in drug metabolic pathways which can affect individual responses to drugs, both in terms of therapeutic effect as well as adverse effects. The term pharmacogenetics is often used interchangeably with the term pharmacogenomics which also investigates the role of acquired and inherited genetic differences in relation to drug response and drug behavior through a systematic examination of genes, gene products, and inter- and intra-individual variation in gene expression and function.
Cue
An in-depth health tracker.
NOOTROBOX TO LAUNCH ITS FIRST APP TO MONITOR YOUR BRAIN-HACKING ATTEMPTS
While most people drink their morning coffee, biohackers and nootropics users take a pill for the cognitive effects. By specifically choosing which compounds they ingest and monitoring the results, biohackers make specialized and personalized recipes that they feel give peak performance in area like memory or focus. Most nootropics are based around caffeine and B vitamins, as well as natural extracts thought to improve brain function, although formally-reviewed research is sparse.
The Ins and Outs of Acquiring and Using Medical Marijuana: Lifehacker Green Week 2016
Our very own Adam Dachis has made a return to his Lifehacker roots for a quick visit at this time of the year (#420BlazeIt) to share everything he knows about medical marijuana based on experience. Including a story about its effectiveness for him as a therapeutic above the capacity of opioids, how medical marijuana works, it’s complicated legal status, and how to choose the right kind for safe and responsible use, this series can be a fun and educational read for just about anyone of age.
Fill Out This One-Minute Form Every Day and Find Out Why Your Life Sucks (or Doesn't)
Ever wonder why you're having a bad day, or even a good one? Is there an ongoing problem in your life that you just can figure out? If you've got a free minute, just fill out this daily form to help you diagnose the problem by analyzing how you think, act, and feel.
Jill Bolte Taylor: My Stroke of Insight
TED talk recommended by Nurse Valli.

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