LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
look for ways to escape the constant
distractions from technology.
Elsewhere in the issue, Howard
Fineman profiles a man who is trying to change the way we look at
health care. As Howard puts it, Dr.
Patrick Soon-Shiong wants “to map
the molecular life of all of mankind
in the service of better health for
each individual.”
This mapping would result in a
more personalized system, one in
which doctors could easily access
a patient’s medical information
and develop an individually tailored wellness program — a compelling idea that has captured the
attention of many.
In our Exit section, Bianca Bosker explores the growing number of “selfie-help apps,” which
present users with a variety of
ways to touch up their images before posting them on the Internet — “eyelashes can be added,
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teeth whitened, smiles stretched,
pounds shed, clocks reversed, genes
fought,” Bianca writes.
Of course, most don’t want to
appear as though they’ve leaned
on the apps to look better. Getting
Carolyn points out
the irony that a practice
meant to offer freedom
from the ego has become
a ‘vanity-driven pursuit.’”
caught editing a photo is “very
embarrassing,” one 18-year-old
girl tells Bianca. “People are hyper aware of not wanting to seem
fake in their pictures. As much as
they edit them, it has to come off
as natural.”
Finally, as part of our continued focus on The Third Metric,
we go in search of tranquility
in Frank Lloyd Wright’s
Palmer House.
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