Tag: Facebook
The countries that trust Facebook the most are also the most...
Bhaskar Chakravorti, Tufts University
The latest shoe has dropped on Facebook: Private data on 50 million users found its way to a shadowy research outfit,...
‘Big Tech’ isn’t one big monopoly – it’s 5 companies all...
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
Public concern about Facebook’s power in society – and in politics – has skyrocketed in the wake of revelations that...
Don’t quit Facebook, but don’t trust it, either
Denise Anthony, Dartmouth College and Luke Stark, Dartmouth College
Is it time to give up on social media? Many people are thinking about that in...
Facebook is killing democracy with its personality profiling data
Timothy Summers, University of Maryland
What state should you move to based on your personality? What character on “Downton Abbey” would you be? What breed...
When should you unfriend someone on Facebook?
Alexis Elder, University of Minnesota Duluth
The nature and ethics of “fake news” has become a subject of widespread concern. But, for many of us,...
Has Trump’s presidency triggered the movement against sexual harassment?
Ashwini Tambe, University of Maryland
The cascade of sexual harassment accusations over the past month has moved from high-profile men to lesser-known people in sectors...
Blade Runner’s chillingly prescient vision of the future
Marsha Gordon, North Carolina State University
Can corporations become so powerful that they dictate the way we feel? Can machines get mad – like, really...
Why Hurricane Harvey donors shouldn’t boycott the Red Cross
Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
As with all natural disasters, the public and the business world have reacted with an outpouring of aid for...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
