New research out of Stanford says that people may feel more alone than they really are. Some want to blame Facebook for making us sad.
Tao of Democracy
Citizen Deliberative Councils, short-lived groups of citizens tasked with reaching consensus on a given topic, may be a way to get around partisanship.
Political Rhetoric Can Amplify Violent Attitudes
A Michigan researcher says violent speech leads to violent attitudes. An annual business survey revealed that repetition breeds trust. Together, these findings construct a crucial dynamic in political discourse.
Barriers to Online Discourse
Humans are inherently social creatures. However, meaningful political discourse is not an easy thing to sustain due to several factors that get in our way.
Quotes about Politics and Connection
It’s nice to say let’s be bipartisan. But we’re a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.—Colin Powell
World of Codecraft
My first programming class had some difficulties. Inspired by Lee Sheldon’s experiment in early 2010, I am now trying to apply multiplayer game dynamics on the course plan to teach Processing to undergraduates.
M Writing This On my iPad
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