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^{Andrew McDiarmid
August 30, 2022
Technology}

Why Tom Holland’s Social Media Break Is A Good Idea For All Of Us

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 30, 2022
Technology}

In the end, nothing you may see on social media matters more than the health of your mind. Holland recognizes this and has taken the first step towards “being happier and healthier.” Let’s join him on the adventure. Read More ›

^{Robert J. Marks II
August 4, 2022}

Web3: The Next Generation of the Internet

_{Robert J. Marks II
August 4, 2022}

^{Andrew McDiarmid
July 23, 2022
Technology}

Constance Wu’s Suicide Tweet Proves Social Media Can Mean Life or Death

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 23, 2022
Technology}

Last week, actress Constance Wu confessed on Twitter that she had tried to take her own life after she made “careless tweets” about the renewal of her TV show, ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” in May 2019. Read More ›

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^{Andrew McDiarmid
May 7, 2022
Technology}

Big Tech Is Subtly Controlling Our Lives — and We Need to Fight Back

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 7, 2022
Technology}

Big Tech’s influence on culture and society was first predicted nearly 70 years ago by French thinker Jacques Ellul. In his 1954 book “The Technological Society,” Ellul argued that tech would have a tyrannical effect on humankind, and he blamed the problem on “technique” — the methods that bring about “absolute efficiency in every field of human activity.” Read More ›

^{Heather Zeiger
June 18, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

The Age of the Wolf Warrior: China’s Post-Pandemic Strategy

_{Heather Zeiger
June 18, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

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^{Michael Egnor
June 1, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

COVID-19: Atheism Went Viral As Well

_{Michael Egnor
June 1, 2020
Natural and Artificial Intelligence}

Professor Steven Pinker’s quickly deleted tweet provides a window into anti-religious hate. In health and medicine, he is entirely mistaken. Read More ›

^{Andrew McDiarmid
March 7, 2018
Technology}

Twitter: Just Trust Our Algorithm

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 7, 2018
Technology}

So I was out at the movies the other night, one of millions who have been enjoying the new Black Panther movie. We got there early, in time to be indoctrinated by the pre-show entertainment. One of the ads surprised me – it was for Twitter. Ads promoting social media platforms are not really that common. But even more surprising was the Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
October 7, 2017
Technology}

The Spiral of Silence

_{Scott S. Powell
October 7, 2017
Technology}

Just two or three generations ago, most Americans understood that George Orwell’s classics Animal Farm and 1984 were written to explain how freedom is lost to totalitarianism and the intolerance that accompanies it. “Big Brother,” a term still casually used to describe an all-knowing governing authority, comes straight out of 1984. In the state that Orwell describes, all subjects are Read More ›