internet
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Artificial intelligence
OpenAI’s Atlas browser promises ultimate convenience. But the glossy marketing masks safety risks
If you want to try Atlas, the advice is straightforward: extreme caution.
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Analysis & counterpoints
The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?
In the early days the internet was a free, egalitarian space for anyone. Now, commercial interests rule – but users…
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Because You Need to Know
Because You Need to Know – Brian Pollack
Test, ideate, innovate, hype curve, and autism with Brian Pollack.
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Brain power
How we inadvertently worsen online echo chambers
"Information cascades," in which individuals observe and adopt the behavior of others, allow the actions of a few individuals to…
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Brain power
COVID-19 prompts action to bridge America’s digital divide
Why are so many Americans opposed to lockdowns? COVID-19 is wickedly complex, and when we start to explore that complexity…
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COVID-19 coronavirus
COVID–19: (Re)configurations of violent knowledge management, epistemic inferiorization and neo-colonial divisions
This analytical study argues how COVID-19 is re-configuring the already existing neo-colonial patterns of knowledge production and management in India.
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Brain power
Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
Social media giants such as Facebook have been blamed for helping spread misinformation. But the problem runs deeper than that.
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Brain power
Lessons to learn from professional fact checkers
A recent study highlights the importance of developing robust guidelines for people of all ages to use when assessing the…
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News & community
Experts divided on the future of truth and misinformation online
Experts are evenly split on whether the coming decade will see a reduction in false and misleading narratives online.
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Brain power
Why the mainstream media failed to see the groundswell of support for Trump
It's a problem that's set to get progressively worse.
