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Viva Sarah Press
Jun 4, 20231 min read
Phubbing
Do you know what phubbing is? It’s the practice of purposely ignoring someone in a social situation in order to pay attention to one’s...
Viva Sarah Press
Apr 4, 20221 min read
Can a non-humanoid robot communicate a humorous experience through gestures alone?
Having studied humor from a therapeutic clowning perspective, it seemed appropriate to try and apply it to the computer science field....
Viva Sarah Press
Oct 4, 20211 min read
Doing an MA with kids
Going back to school last year, I knew it would impact my whole family. Sure, this was my choice, but I knew that the whole family would...
Viva Sarah Press
Jun 20, 20211 min read
Innovation Stories: Welcoming back tourists to Israel
Tourists are trickling back into Israel! And that means face-to-face meetings with incoming tour groups is back on the table. I can't...
Viva Sarah Press
Feb 22, 20211 min read
Tech for Good: Hackathon
Over 50% of people with bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed. Over 50%! For some of them, it will take 10 years until they get the...
Viva Sarah Press
Dec 22, 20201 min read
Multitasking: Productive or Bad for your brain?
I’m a freelancer. In different vocations. I love to be able to do this and this, too. I don’t do different tasks simultaneously. I do...
Viva Sarah Press
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Writing about innovation for Joe Smith
Joe Smith in Kansas City is always my guy. He is my go-to audience whenever I’m writing about a new innovation or technology. He is...
Viva Sarah Press
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Corona tax is here
Corona tax has entered the Israeli lexicon. What is it? It is a fee that establishments charge to do what they should be doing anyway:...
Viva Sarah Press
Oct 27, 20202 min read
Kids vs. Zoom: Hacking the new school environment
Within minutes of exchanging their classroom for a computer screen, and Zoom specifically, my three kids figured out how to manipulate...
Viva Sarah Press
Oct 19, 20201 min read
Big YES to online Zoom parties and events
For my birthday, I hosted a surprise party. I chose the date. I chose the hour. I asked my friends and family to surprise me. It was the...
Viva Sarah Press
Sep 30, 20202 min read
When companies choose to skip proofreading
Teh instead of The. Then instead of Than. Innovasion, entreprener, and busness instead of innovation, entrepreneur, and business. Making...
Viva Sarah Press
Sep 6, 20202 min read
Not Another Zoom Talk
The cry by those who have participated in badly run Zoom talks is, ‘not another Zoom talk.’ But Zoom does not have to imply gloom.
Viva Sarah Press
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Did you miss that headline about the latest Covid-19 innovation?
Where does news about Covid-19 innovation progress go? And who are the people behind these innovations?
Viva Sarah Press
Aug 4, 20202 min read
Augmented humanity: Telling the story of AI-powered assistive tech for the visually impaired
Two years before OrCam products became commercially available, I had the chance to see how their AI-powered solution for people with...
Viva Sarah Press
Jul 29, 20202 min read
My work, your byline? (or, why some journalists refuse to give proper attribution)
It happened again. Someone liked an article I wrote so much so that it was profusely paraphrased without proper attribution. Content...
Viva Sarah Press
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Staying optimistic in the Israeli Covid-19 balagan
Israel has lost control of Covid-19 infections, according to news reports. And while the government is threatening to shut down the...
Viva Sarah Press
Jul 15, 20202 min read
Digital cold shoulder proves to be a popular blog topic
The social media cold shoulder, why it happens and what to do about it is a hot topic, according to Wix blog and Google analytics. It is...
Viva Sarah Press
Jul 7, 20201 min read
Covid-19 lockdowns may lead to social unrest. They may also lead to social action.
"There will be vandalism.” That was a pull quote in today’s Hebrew media, following news that Israel is heading to a second Covid-19...
Viva Sarah Press
Jun 29, 20203 min read
3 Reasons Feedback Makes You a Better Communicator
When I first became an editor at The Jerusalem Post back in the early 2000s, readers’ letters would arrive by the dozen. Real letters....
Viva Sarah Press
Jun 24, 20202 min read
There’s no innovation in Israel. But there is hope, love and community
Asked what Israel means to them, American college students from across the US spoke of ‘home’, ‘Judaism,’ a ‘homeland’, ‘community’,...
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