September 2011
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The Unintended Consequences of Cyberbullying... →
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Guilt Through Algorithmic Association →
I guess this is the flip side of the wisdom of crowds: sometimes the crowd is completely wrong and despite these searches generating negative results, the mere question is enough to cause trouble. The wisdom of mobs?
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Annals of Entertainment: Anchor Woman : The New... →
An article about Tina Fey, written in 2003 when she was still head writer at SNL. I can’t count the number of 30 Rock plots that are foreshadowed in it.
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We Need An Identity Re-Aggregator →
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Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? →
Spears and other researchers argue that this sort of decision fatigue is a major — and hitherto ignored — factor in trapping people in poverty. Because their financial situation forces them to make so many trade-offs, they have less willpower to devote to school, work and other activities that might get them into the middle class. It’s hard to know exactly how important this factor is, but there’s...
