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Mireille Jansma

John Seddon: Tools & Fools (BNET) - 0 views

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  • Mireille Jansma on 03 Aug 10
     
    Article - John Seddon: Tools & Fools (BNET, 26 July 2010) Note: The original title of this article is Tools and Fools. The editors of BNET changed it into 'Why management tools don't work', which is - as John Seddon observed in his newsletter of August - "a silly title as all tools do work somewhere at some time". So I stick with the original title.
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BBC NEWS | UK | Online networking 'harms health' - 0 views

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  • People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims.
  • A lack of "real" social networking, involving personal interaction, may have biological effects, he suggests. He also says that evidence suggests that a lack of face-to-face networking could alter the way genes work, upset immune responses, hormone levels, the function of arteries, and influence mental performance. This, he claims, could increase the risk of health problems as serious as cancer, strokes, heart disease, and dementia.
  • Dr Sigman maintains that social networking sites have played a significant role in making people become more isolated.
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  • And he claims that interacting "in person" has an effect on the body that is not seen when e-mails are written. "When we are 'really' with people different things happen," he said. "It's probably an evolutionary mechanism that recognises the benefits of us being together geographically.
  • Dr Sigman also argues using electronic media undermines people's social skills and their ability to read body language. "One of the most pronounced changes in the daily habits of British citizens is a reduction in the number of minutes per day that they interact with another human being," he said. "In less than two decades, the number of people saying there is no-one with whom they discuss important matters nearly tripled."
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