This week, the tech giant reported its first fall in sales for 13 years. Have we finally fallen out of love with its shiny new iPhones? Not quite – but there are some small issues ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump look like saviours to voters who feel left out of the American Dream | Michael J Sandel | Opini
The Harvard moral philosopher and author of the highly acclaimed What Money Can't Buy examines the febrile mood of his nation
How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up
Forget tiger mother techniques, the best way to make sure your children achieve their full potential is to nurture their interest gently, says psychologist Oliver James
Play nice! How the internet is trying to design out toxic behaviour
Online abuse can be cruel – but for some tech companies it is an existential threat. Can giants such as Facebook use behavioural psychology and persuasive design to tame the trolls?
Does anyone understand what happened at the Republican debate? | Jeb Lund | Opinion | The Guardian
Donald Trump told the truth, insults were hurled, Spanish was spoken and the moderator had to threaten to turn the car around. It was a fiasco for everyone
Ted Cruz campaign using firm that harvested data on millions of unwitting Facebook users | US news | The Guardian
Exclusive: Documents reveal donor-funded US startup embedded in Republican's campaign paid UK university academics to collect psychological profiles on potential voters
Master of the house: why we should fight for truly private spaces
New technology connects us, but in a world where you’re only ever a swipe away from other people’s thoughts, where do you keep your own?
The anatomy of procrastination – and how pupils can beat it
YouTube, Facebook, the sidebar of shame; we all procrastinate sometimes. But you can teach your students to overcome it
The Atlantic: The Simple Psychological Trick to Political Persuasion.
The Atlantic: The Simple Psychological Trick to Political Persuasion. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwruOfljQ
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results
Study delivers bleak verdict on validity of psychology experiment results
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Are tablet computers harming our children's ability to read?
Are tablet computers harming our children's ability to read?
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015
from the guardian : Apple Watch: are you feeling the terror?
That the smartwatch is going to normalise several things that should appal us is precisely what we should be most concerned about. Once we love it we’re lost
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/11/apple-watch-are-you-feeling-the-terror
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/11/apple-watch-are-you-feeling-the-terror
Saturday, March 14, 2015
guardian - would i be happier if I didnt read the news
hmmmm.... have to say can identify with quite a few points in this article!
"likely to be highly addictive. Also, may cause: anxiety, distraction, depression, sense of helplessness, drowsiness and outrage. In addition, users should note: may be totally ineffective in stated aim of making you or world a better place. Recommended prescription: three large doses per day and infinite application at 20- to 30-minute intervals, forever.
That, for me, is the news."
That, for me, is the news."
"a great deal of my news consumption is simply disguised distraction. But it’s hard to stop, because news is the popping candy that I can pretend is wholemeal bread"
"I have built a confirmation bias so strongly into my own fabric that it’s hard to imagine a fact that could wonk me. At some level, the news has become a vast apparatus for continually proving me right in my pre-existing prejudices about the world"
"that’s what’s so infuriating about the news. That in the end what you read and watch is just a reflection of what you’re interested in and who you are, and that’s quite difficult to escape"
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