Week 6 BOC: There's an app for that!

As it turns out, though the idea does seem preposterous, the British smart phone app to provide diagnosis for sexually transmitted diseases is a real thing. Researchers from St. George University in London have acquired funding for an application to help alleviate problems brought on by a recent outbreak of common sexually transmitted disease. "It's bringing the diagnostics to the population rather than having the population come into clinics. We've really wanted to do this process because there's been this huge burden of sexually transmitted infections." (Daily Tech). Gross, yes, but also useful in certain societies that can a times revolve around shame, or fear of exposure to certain types of information. It does show the overall utility and versatility that modern smart phones are beginning to develop. I mean, why not do everything on your smart phone, including pee on it, virtually and in private instead of in real life?