Why Online Dating Can Feel Like Such an Existential Nightmare My maternal grandparents met through mutual friends at a summer pool party in the suburbs of Detroit shortly after World War II. Thirty years later, their oldest daughter met my … Continue reading Matchmaking
Researchers Conducted Six Studies To Investigate How Best To Challenge Science Deniers When responding to science denialism (or, for that matter, any sort of false or harmful information), such as claims that vaccines are ineffective and harmful, it can be … Continue reading Discussing with science deniers
A Practical Approach to Police Bias Last year, the Innocence Project helped exonerate nine people who had served a combined 200 years in prison. Some of the cases seemed to be built on strong evidence. A detective claimed Keith Hardin … Continue reading The hidden prejudice
Deepfakes Are Coming. We Can No Longer Believe What We See On June 1, 2019, the Daily Beast published a story exposing the creator of a now infamous fake video that appeared to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drunkenly slurring … Continue reading Fake videos
In Stores, Secret Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move Imagine you are shopping in your favorite grocery store. As you approach the dairy aisle, you are sent a push notification in your phone: “10 percent off your favorite yogurt! Click here … Continue reading Beacons are watching you
Smash the Wellness Industry A few months ago, I had lunch with the writer behind one of my favorite movies of the year, the agent who made the deal and the producer who packaged the project. I wanted to hear … Continue reading Intuitive eating
Act Now to Head Off Looming ‘Deepfakes’ Disasters Parody and satire are a legitimate part of public debate. Doctored videos are all over the place. Some are funny. Some are meant to make a point. Arguments of this kind are … Continue reading DeepFakes
