How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth
Researchers are interested in whether who you’re communicating with and how you’re interacting affect how likely you are to lie.
Oct. 26, 2023 • ~8 min
Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix social media's crisis of legitimacy
In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.
Oct. 24, 2023 • ~10 min
Is someone using your pictures to catfish? Your rights when it comes to fake profiles and social media stalking
Depending on what the fake account is doing, the law may not be on your side.
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~7 min
Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won't harm your health in the long term
After a 14-year-old died doing a viral spicy chip challenge, many parents have called for more awareness about the risks of these challenges.
Oct. 10, 2023 • ~7 min
The 'Zoom effect' and the possible link between videochatting and appearance dissatisfaction
With our faces seemingly everywhere − from Zoom meetings to selfies − more people are developing anxieties about how they appear online.
Oct. 5, 2023 • ~9 min
China's WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key − a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app's design
The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.
Oct. 4, 2023 • ~8 min
What are APIs? A computer scientist explains the data sockets that make digital life possible
How do all the different pieces of digital technology you use every day – weather apps, online banking, games and so on – talk to each other? Via application programming interfaces, or APIs.
Sept. 26, 2023 • ~4 min
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