The Web vs the world: 9 epic battles

Is the Internet ruining our lives or making them better? When you consider epic struggles like these, it's hard to say for sure.

Medical Insight vs. Medical Insanity

Thanks to websites like WebMD, the Internet has turned us into a world of diagnosticians. All you have to do is type in your age, check off your symptoms, and — shazam! — the Web will present you with a personalized list of diseases that might be killing you this very second. The inevitable result: The Internet has also turned us into a world of hypochondriacs. Speaking of which, gotta run — that headache I woke up with this morning is looking more and more like mad cow disease.

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