“The idea seems to be that we all live in the great database in the sky, occasionally summoning aliens with our minds.” Emily Harnett explores Silicon Valley’s appropriation of UFO culture.
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Searching for a Future Beyond Facebook
If we want to liberate ourselves from the tech monopolies, we have to figure out what to do with our data.
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Story, Technology
Searching for a Future Beyond Facebook
If we want to liberate ourselves from the tech monopolies, we have to figure out what to do with our data.
Posted inBusiness, Current Events, Technology
Searching for a Future Beyond Facebook
If we want to liberate ourselves from the tech monopolies, we have to figure out what to do with our data.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Fiction
#DeleteFacebook? It’s Not So Easy
We use Facebook to access certain apps and stay in touch with distant friends and relatives. Deleting Facebook won’t stop other companies from misusing our data.
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Why Quotas Still Don’t Work for Journalism
Quotas allow superiors to blame failure on subordinates and take credit for success.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes
Viral, Yet Ephemeral: Death On Your Cellphone
China’s WeChat app has become a place to both mourn death and share graphic videos of the moment itself.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Why Should a Website Decide Where You’re From?
In Real Life Mag, information accessibility and data-use expert Zara Rahman explores the coercive power of the location drop-down menu.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘It Was Too Good To Be True’: A Case of Scientific Fraud
In 2011, Diederik Stapel, a bright social psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, was suspended for fabricating data on a study that brought him much praise. At the Guardian, Stephen Buranyi profiles the team of researchers from the university’s psychology department, Chris Hartgerink and Marcel van Assen, who have since focused their research on scientific fraud.
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The Hi-Tech War on Science Fraud
A team of researchers at Tilburg University’s Meta-Research Center in the Netherlands focuses full time on detecting misconduct and fabricated data in science.