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Spoilers Don’t Spoil Anything
Wired: I’ve got a weak spot for pulp fiction, especially when it involves a mysterious twist. I like unironic thrillers and mediocre Agatha Christie imitations. Basically, I like any kind of fiction that lets me
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Trying Out New Identities Key to Video Games’ Appeal: Study
U.S. News & World Report: One reason why people worldwide spend 3 billion hours per week playing video games may be because the games allow them to “try on” characteristics they might like to have
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How Your Online Image Affects Your Professional Life
You Beauty: While the professional networking site LinkedIn is now regarded as the second most-popular social networking site in the U.S., Facebook still stands strong at number one, with over 160 million users. Your Facebook
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Don’t Blame Facebook for the Narcissism Epidemic
Discovery News: Social media-minded millennials are the most narcissistic generation on record, but recent psychological research indicates that Facebook isn’t to blame for that image obsession. Despite multiple media reports to the contrary, Facebook and
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Facebook Rankings Reflect National Stereotypes
Der Spiegel: Take a look at the most popular US Facebook pages and you could be forgiven for thinking that the stereotype of fast food-scarfing Americans is true. According to the statistics portal Socialbakers, the
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Internet search engines cause poor memory, scientists claim
The Telegraph: Researchers found increasing number of users relied on their computers as a form of “external memory” as frequent use of online information libraries “wired” human brains. The study, examining the so-called “Google effect”
