@stephenjdowns

Working at the intersection of tech, health and everyday life. Co-founder @building_h. I’m @stephenjdowns on Threads.

 Princeton, NJ
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Joined May 2009
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Today is the 60th anniversary of The Jetsons and I have a piece out in @Slate's @FutureTenseNow on how that iconic cartoon sitcom has shaped our lives, for better and for worse. slate.com/technology/2022/09…

The Jetsons, Now 60 Years Old, Is Iconic. That’s a Problem.

Stop this crazy thing!

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Please vote for our #SOCAPOpen session! Well be discussing how the ‘H” of health fits into ESG and socially responsible investing. Shouldn’t companies whose products promote health be prioritized over companies whose don’t? Vote here: bit.ly/41ZR97W
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Building H@building_h16 Oct 2024
Over the next few days we'll be sharing some of the key quotes and takeaways from the 2024 #BuildingHIndex, starting with this one: buildingh.org/index/2024
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Building H@building_h16 Oct 2024
#BuildingHIndex buildingh.org/index/2024
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Everyday products ranked for health impact: Which ones are harming you and which are making you healthier? 🚴🏡🥗 news-medical.net/news/202410… #healthimpact #consumerhealth #healthyliving #publichealth #health #corporateresponsibility @building_h @phidotorg
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Building H@building_h15 Oct 2024
Head over to buildingh.org/index/2024 to see how different products affect five health behaviors of their users: eating, physical activity, sleep, social engagement and time spent outdoors. #buildinghindex
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Rating >75 companies across 4 sectors for promoting health buildingh.org/index/2024 Best scores: bicycle companies Worst scores: Netflix, Hulu, Grubhub, DoorDash, Apple TV @building_h @tgoetz @stephenjdowns

Building H Index 2024 — BUILDING H

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We created the Building H Index to focus attention on an important idea: that the products and services of everyday life have profound effects on people’s health by shaping their health behaviors.
Building H@building_h14 Oct 2024
We’ve just released the 2024 #BuildingHIndex, which rates and ranks more than 75 popular products from Netflix, Uber, Apple, Chick-fil-A and more, on how they influence the health of their users. See the rankings at buildingh.org/index/2024 #BuildingHIndex
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As AI and other new technologies emerge, they will reshape our daily routines and as our work demonstrates, if we don’t intentionally design them to produce health — they won’t.
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Making everyday life healthy by design requires grappling with where we are and establishing accountability going forward. That’s why we’re highlighting the effects that so many of today’s popular products and services have on the health behaviors of their users.
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Building H@building_h13 Oct 2024
Which products bring us together? #BuildingHIndex
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Building H@building_h11 Oct 2024
Which products actually promote better sleep? And which seem to treat sleep like the competition? #BuildingHIndex
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Building H@building_h10 Oct 2024
spoiler alert: it's not just food companies that can affect our diets...
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Building H@building_h9 Oct 2024
psst... pass it on
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Really excited for this to drop on Monday!
Building H@building_h9 Oct 2024
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Building H@building_h16 Nov 2023
We’re excited by our work to assess how popular products are affecting our health. Join us by signing up for a short scoring exercise: instagram.com/reel/CztpbUwrB…

Building H (@buildingh_us) • Instagram reel

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Building H@building_h15 Nov 2023
.@ARPA_H asked for ideas on its new ELSI initiative. We have a few, looking at biomedical innovation and health from a systems perspective: medium.com/building-h/respon…

Response to ARPA-H’s Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications RFI

Building H co-founders Steve Downs and Thomas Goetz respond to ARPA-H

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Such a pleasure and a privilege to with the team on this project!
Building H@building_h13 Nov 2023
Responding to a prompt from @cliffkuang, we worked with a team of students from @uwmhcid, who created a speculative design that answers the question “what if our smartphones were designed for human connection?” buildingh.org/nos-design

nOS Design — BUILDING H

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Building H@building_h13 Nov 2023
The most popular story from last week's newsletter was this piece, from @NPR's @FoodieScience on nature's Ozempic: npr.org/sections/health-shot…

Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone

Popular weight-loss drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone the body makes naturally after eating. Turns out some foods trigger GLP-1 better than others, making us feel full and eat less.

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Excited to release this work today at #BCC2023. The survey suggests something of a paradox -- and I'm curious to hear thoughts on what might be going on...
Building H@building_h12 Oct 2023
Could social media make people feel more lonely - but also more connected to others? Yes to both — or at least that’s what our new survey suggests. #BCC2023 medium.com/building-h/the-co…

The Connection Paradox

A new consumer survey finds people who use a lot of social media and video games are more lonely — but say that they feel more connected

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