Therapeutic selfies

Editorial: Understanding Selfies

Opinion: Science in the age of selfies.

A time traveler from 1915 arriving in 1965 would have been astonished by the scientific theories and engineering technologies invented during that half century. One can only speculate, but it seems likely that few of the major advances that emerged during those 50 years were even remotely foreseeable in 1915: Life scientists discovered DNA, the genetic code, transcription, and examples of its r...

Selfies of Imperial Cormorants (Phalacrocorax atriceps): What Is Happening Underwater?

During the last few years, the development of animal-borne still cameras and video recorders has enabled researchers to observe what a wild animal sees in the field. In the present study, we deployed miniaturized video recorders to investigate the underwater foraging behavior of Imperial cormorants (Phalacrocorax atriceps). Video footage was obtained from 12 animals and 49 dives comprising a to...

From Camera to Deathbed: Understanding Dangerous Selfies on Social Media

Selfie culture has emerged as a ubiquitous instrument for selfportrayal in recent years. To portray themselves differently and attractive to others, individuals may risk their life by clicking selfies in dangerous situations. Consequently, selfies have claimed 137 lives around the world since March 2014 until December 2016. In this work, we perform a comprehensive analysis of the reported selfi...

Large-Scale Sleep Condition Analysis Using Selfies from Social Media

Sleep condition is closely related to an individual’s health. Poor sleep conditions such as sleep disorder and sleep deprivation affect one's daily performance, and may also cause many chronic diseases. Many efforts have been devoted to monitoring people's sleep conditions. However, traditional methodologies require sophisticated equipment and consume a significant amount of time. In this paper...