Rescuing Our Lives from Tech
I recently wrote an article in MercatorNet about ways you can take back your time by taking control of your technology.
Article Announcement: Porn Planet
The majority of pornography involves violence or verbal aggression toward women, and studies have shown that after viewing pornography men are less likely…
Article: Taking Apart the News Cycle Merry-Go-Round
The news media seems to thrive on keeping the viewer, or reader, in a constant state of anxiety as we are taken on perpetual guilt trips.
Article Announcement: Silicon Valley’s Creepy Obsession with Longevity
Originally, I wanted to write an article about parabiosis since it was a hot topic in the news. But, it turns out what the company Ambrosia is doing isn’t exactly parabiosis.
Article Announcement: Turning Life into a Game
I've written critically on how social media and the gaming industry uses psychological hacks to get people hooked, but is there a positive side to hacking our brains? Gamification is using gaming techniques to motivate users to do things they may not otherwise want to...
Article Announcement: Technology and Addiction: How Big Gaming Hacks into Our Psyches
In this second article on technology addiction at MercatorNet, I look at the data from Adam Alter's book Irresistible: The rise of addictive technologies and the business of keeping us hooked.
Article Announcement: Addiction or compulsion: Our love/hate relationship with technology
This first of two articles I review Sharon Begley's book Can't Just Stop: An Investigation into Compulsions. Begley says that our need to check our cell phone every five minutes is not an addiction, but a compulsion. Begley is a science writer and has written on...
Article Announcement: Manipulating Science News
I have a new article at MercatorNet on embargoes on scientific reporting and how they can go wrong. When journalists report on breaking science news, they actually receive the journal article information and press release a week before the research is published in a...
Article Announcement: The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media
It has been a little while since I have posted a new article largely because I have been working on other projects lately. One of those larger projects is on time and technology. My newest article in MercatorNet is a short article on some research topics I came across...
Article Announcement: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Algorithm
I have a new article at MercatorNet on Facebook's Trending feature and the controversy that just won't go away. First Facebook came under fire for allegedly removing conservative outlets from their Trending news list. Then people were surprised to learn that Trending...
Article Announcement: Euthanasia
I have a new article in Salvo Magazine on Euthanasia. This is my second Casualty Report for Salvo and this time I provide the latest numbers on how many people have died as a result of euthanasia, where it is legal, and how physician-assisted suicide has changed over...
The Spirit of the Sport
American female runner Abbey D’Agostino and Nikki Hamblin from New Zealand collided during a 5,000m semi-final after Hamblin tripped to avoid the person in front of her causing D’Agostino to run into her. D’Agostino was first to get up and tried to encourage a...