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Some open-access research on some of stuff the NSA can do with phone metadata: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01376 …
tl;dr: anonymizing doesn’t matter.
To say we shouldn't use Twitter as a primary source is like saying don't use fax as one. Rely on credible persons, whatever the medium.
In a class where boys and girls contributed equally, boys felt 90% of the class was devoted to the girls… http://d.pr/A1yH by @wolven
Philosophy in the classroom is helping to raise children’s IQ levels and improve their concentration. http://t.co/KsldoRPz
A Big Storm Requires Big Government http://d.pr/LUrS
I think the editorial board of the @nytimes is fucking pissed.
Public info doesn’t always want to be free http://d.pr/gl5Q (And some terrific thoughts on ethical data)
@ia Not only frightening easy, but sometimes we can be coaxed into doing it without noticing: http://nature.com/news/how-to-confuse-a-moral-compass-1.11447 …
Dear @toddakin,
Rape-pregnancy rates exceed consensual pregnancy rates by a sizable margin: http://t.co/DlSdiqum
Love,
Peer-Reviewed Science
Every aspect of how our society deals with issues around sex is fucked up. And we, as a collective, are too stupid to even notice.
Dear everyone who is driving in snow,
If the weather requires use of your windshield wipers, it requires your headlights, too.
Love,
Safety
You know who I hate more than politicians? Citizens. Most are even worse at oversimplifying policy problems than the politicians are.
Best way I know for making yourself smarter: Read many books at the same time. Write in them. Let your mind wander and make connections.
I enjoy walking the line between cutting edge cog. sci. and neurobollocks, but this takes the biscuit http://d.pr/aQzK (↬ @keith_laws)
When you disagree with a position, fight the urge to interpret it disingenuously. Be sympathetic, assume something important is being said.
With Congress debating @npr funds and @nytimes' paywall, @zeldman's Content Wants to be Paid For is required reading http://bit.ly/f5SeHc
Content strategist at the intersection of academe, philosophy, design, UX, and policy. Lover of style guides. One day, I may grow up to become a scholar.
