Exploration of the digital world My chosen research topic is the natural dietary supplement Spirulina. Spirulina is a simple one-celled microscopic blue-green algae with the scientific name of “Arthrospira platensis”. It is grown in tropical, high salt alkaline waters where there is strong sunlight and a pollution free environment. The algae is harvested and spray dried and presents in a powder form for further processing. By volume Spirulina has unusually high concentrations of proteins, vitamins & minerals when compared to other plant and animal based nutritional sources, for this reason Spirulina has attracted growing interest from the health and beauty industries. Researching A Small Cell With A Big Future I began researching my …show more content…
From the perspective of the body building industry, Spirulina is a very rich source of iron, magnesium and trace minerals, and many posters blog it’s the easiest Iron supplement for the body to absorb. With Iron being essential to build a strong immune system and healthy muscle tissue, body building communities are literally lapping it up in their protein shakes and singing it’s praises online, like, Frank Tortorici on YouTube Cross-Examination Of Social Media I began noticing a few inconsistencies with regard to how the Spirulina cells are actually grown, the varying health benefits and whether or not it is FDA approved or even regulated. With no real critical analysis of Spirulina during my research on my chosen two social media sites, I turned to informational sites to investigate further. The Australian Spirulina website is a Northern Territory company website set up to inform and also sell Spirulina products. In a matter of a few clicks around the page I discovered that the cells can only grow in salt water and not fresh water systems which was contrary claims made almost universally on YouTube & Twitter. I was also confronted with the many side effects of taking the supplement such as Thirst, constipation, skin irritations and dizziness to name a few, non of which were mentioned in any of the social media posts. I learned that Spirulina needs to be grown in a pollution free
Multiple identities have been increased by the creation of cyberspace communications according to "Cyberspace and Identity" by Sherry Turkle. Turkle uses four main points to establish this argument. Her first point is that online identity is a textual construction. Secondly she states that online identity is a consequence-free moratorium. Turkle's third point is online identity expands real identity. Finally, her last point states that online identity illustrates a cultural concept of multiplicity. I disagree with many aspects of her argument and I have found flaws in her argument. Technology is an area that does not stand still and consequently outpaced Turkle's argument.
Since the launch of the Internet as a global communication network and the boom in communication technologies, our world has been overwhelmed by a new phenomenon – digital divide. It has gradually turned into a major, constantly growing world issue, threatening to further increase the gap between advanced and developing countries. Yet, is digital divide really an unprecedented occurrence or a natural and unavoidable trend? “Divide” is certainly a word whose meaning could be traced back to the mere dawn of human history. It goes even deeper – to human nature itself: to sex and racial differentiation, to unequal physical and mental powers, to different
Often times on many products the nutritional values do not add up. The consumers receive the product believing that the nutritional value is correct when in fact it is the opposite. Because consumers are, on various occasions, being deceived by the manufacturers, this experiment was done to test to see if the protein in commercially available products is correct. A spectrophotometer was used to measure the concentration of the molecule that was being investigated. A colorimetric indicator was added to the standards, and a graph was formed. The graph was used to determine the mathematical relationship between concentration and absorbance. In this experiment three product’s protein content (whole milk, muscle milk, and protein shake) were tested. The milk and muscle milk content for protein was approximately right, but the protein content for the protein shake was wrong. The whole milk had a final concentration of 41 mg/ml, protein had a final concentration of 34 mg/ml, and muscle milk had a final concentration of 70 mg/ml.
Another outstanding feature of Estonia’s digital transformation is the data security and data privacy. By logging into the State Portal, residents can easily see which X-Road participants hold their information, which can access it, and which have accessed it. A Data Protection Inspectorate enforces proper usage, which allows the residents themselves to and take action themselves if they suspect a violation. In other words, individuals are owning all their data and have power over it.
Spirulina has potential for being a ‘wonder food supplement’ and several leading organizations have praised its beneficial effects. In spite of the wide usage for the beneficial effects, a few side effects and contraindications have been reported with spirulina use. The most frequently reported adverse effects are headache, muscle pain, flushing of the face, sweat-ing, and difficulty concentrating. These have been described in people taking 1 g of spirulina orally. Skin reactions have also been reported. Spirulina should be avoided by people who have the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria, as phenyla-lanine content can be harmful.55 Although rare, cyanobacteria like Spirulina may contain toxins called microcystins, which accumulate in
When it comes to the topic of technology, most people will readily agree that it has been growing non-stop at a significant pace. About 16 years ago, technologies, such as computers were not a necessity in mainstream life. Since then, technology has progressed and people have become extremely reliable on. In the essay “What’s the Matter with Kids Today?” by Amy Goldwasser, she talks about the positive aspects of the Internet. According to Goldwasser, “Twenty-plus years ago, high school students didn’t have the Internet to store their trivia”(Goldwasser 238). By stating this, Goldwasser explains that over the years the Internet has become a necessity in the lives of the majority of students today. Although the Internet provides sufficient
2014). Spirulina is one of the main sources of natural phycocyanin, which is used as a natural color in food products like chewing gums, candies, dairy products, jellies, ice creams, soft drinks and used as biochemical tracer in immunoassays(Gouveia et al. 2008). ß-carotene represents 70% of total carotenoids present in Spirulina which is equivalent to 53% more retinol equivalent than the amount present in carrots(Dey and Rathod
In today’s world it is a requirement to be digitally literate in order to be able to function in a capacity that enables one to be more successful whether it is at home, school, at our jobs or even looking for a job. Over the last few decades our environment has evolved into a digital environment. Being or becoming digitally literate is essential in being successful in this digital environment. Almost everything we do today requires some sort of digital knowledge or literacy. From surfing the internet to searching for a job to being able to perform our jobs, we are required to have some sort of digital
Perhaps one of the greatest inventions of out time is the Internet. Without a doubt, the net has had a profound effect on almost every aspect of our lives. The formation of the Internet has changed the way we do business, communicate, entertain, retrieve information, and even educate ourselves. Nevertheless, the Internet might have never materialized if it had not been for some innovated thinkers from the Advanced Research Project Agency, who created "ARPANET." In collaboration with several educational and research institutions, the agency created the packet-switching technologies that form the basis of the Internet today.
Nowadays nearly everybody on the planet have had a contact with PCs. An awesome piece of them has been utilizing universal PC 's net known as 'Internet '. Internet is essential need of young time today; youth can get by without sustenance yet can 't make due without web. Above all else, Internet gives access to a considerable measure of data. Some of them are exceptionally valuable in your employment different aides in your pastime. At first web was not so conspicuous but instead after advancement in adaptable development web has wound up crucial need of people in worldwide. Internet has extended correspondence brisk and it is gainful if young fellows and young women will use it in extraordinary reason. Everything can be gotten using web wherever at whatever point. Confine planning is perfect position of internet, utilizing internet rule can be educated at commonplace regions where there are no educators open. Understudies adjacent can learn through web they give online exam. Everything has possessed the capacity to be online today even there is no persuading inspiration to go outside for support; utilizing internet we can plan sustenance, so it has groups of purposes of intrigue. While the internet has a gigantic rundown of advantages, it has a few drawbacks too incorporates wellbeing dangers, absence of social association and others. In this manner this essay is divided into two parts and will talk about the disadvantages of utilizing internet particularly alluding to
Imagine a world where geographic separation does not inhibit the social or economic mobility of people. A place where cement roads are obsolete and unnecessary and the information super highway is the only road you need to know how to navigate. Information technology becomes the glue and nails that binds our (global) society together. Development becomes a matter of installing fiber-optic wiring, cellular towers and satellite launching. World Bank projects change from road building to wire laying. Now imagine a world where there is no electricity, telephones, computers, roads or other mediums of transportation other than legs and feet. Communication exists on a face-to-face level and nothing more. An individuals’
More recently than in years past, digital technology and social media have grown to become a part of our everyday lives. The recent rise in those who own smartphones allows this everyday use of digital technology and social networking to be easier than ever before. At any time and any place, we have the ability to “socialize” with nearly anyone—even celebrities who have no idea most of us even exist. The continuous consumption of digital media has altered once personal face-to-face communication to just that, digital. More and more people seem to be living in what Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon call “The Cloud”. “The Cloud” is a seemingly alternate universe of which communication is altered from personal to digital. This universe has led to debates over whether or not these online communities are real or whether social media is actually social. Various digital media sources also encourage users to create individual identities, of which may or may not actually be real. It seems as though our reliance on digital technology and social media have allowed the determination of certain aspects of our lives. Although social media allows us to connect with nearly anyone at any time, Americans have taken advantage of its use, and their attention has been drawn away from real life interactions to digital ones. The ramifications of such influences reflect the hidden insecurities of Americans and, ironically, emphasize our inclination to boast about ourselves by allowing others to see the
How has writing and the way we read changed in the last fifty years? Technology, reading, and writing has changed greatly over the last five decades, but how much has it affected our culture? Technology has become our culture, we are cyber culture. We need everything as fast as we can get it, somehow we’ve lost the time through the years to read and write as we once did.
Imagine that it 's 10 years from now, global warming has continued and the glaciers have melted and two whole new livable continents have been discovered. Further the big data revolution has progressed and there have been changes in way people socialize, work and shop etc.
The very fundamental purpose of Internet is to provide an open information framework with few access barriers to information. There are several potential risks associated with the implementation of Internet in the organization. So managers should pay attention to it and avoid it.