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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Silicon Valley takes personal health monitoring to the next level

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Dec. 06, 2018 California
LA smog.

LA smog. Photo credit: CC 2.0

Here’s a gift idea for that person on your list who has everything already: a personal pollution monitor. It tells you how good or bad the air quality is.

Credits

Guest:
Nellie Bowles - covers tech and internet culture from San Francisco for The New York Times - @NellieBowles

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Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer

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Is the U.S. headed toward an economic downturn? Local economist says don't worry

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6 min, 22 sec

A new push to build more housing near transit in California

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Silicon Valley takes personal health monitoring to the next level

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