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why twitter is by far the worst social media platform for skeptics

Of all the platforms on which to debate and fact check, Twitter is almost purpose-built to be the absolute worst.
why twitter is by far the worst social media platform for skeptics

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why you can only fight reality for so long

Ignoring reality will always, always return to bite you were it hurts most. The only question is when it will strike.
why you can only fight reality for so long

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the disaster that is the u.s. science and technology committee

The House Science and Technology Committee continues to plunge deeper and deeper into denialism and inanity.
the disaster that is the u.s. science and technology committee

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digital chaos theory: we live in a world we no longer understand

We're trapped in one of the fastest transitional moments in history and we're feeling the pain as tens of millions are failing to adapt.
digital chaos theory: we live in a world we no longer understand

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no, new yorker, tech has empathy, it's our awful politicians who don't

Om Malik blames the dire state of the West on the people who spent years ringing the alarm bells instead of those who roundly ignored them.
no, new yorker, tech has empathy, it's our awful politicians who don't

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seriously facebook, just quit the news biz

Facebook can't fix its fake news problem because the damage is already done and mitigating it means jeopardizing its primary draw for users.
seriously facebook, just quit the news biz

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if you think globalization has been rough to you so far, you ain't seen nothing yet…

Widespread automation is about to hit the developing world, hard.
if you think globalization has been rough to you so far, you ain't seen nothing yet…

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why humans won't become obsolete unless we choose to make them that way

We are not running out of jobs humans can do as computers take on more and more responsibilities. We're just choosing not to create new jobs and educate workers.
why humans won't become obsolete unless we choose to make them that way

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why just showing more data doesn't slow propaganda on social media

The idea that just giving people more data to make the right choices flies in the face of how humans typically work.
why just showing more data doesn't slow propaganda on social media

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when academia is behind the real world

In most fields, bleeding edge research is conducted in academic labs, not corporate bullpens. In computer science, that's often not the case.
when academia is behind the real world

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do we really need self-driving cars?

Self-driving cars won't solve congestion in major cities. They will be the congestion in major cities.
do we really need self-driving cars?

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the most asinine advice ever given for a working world stuck in the past

Marissa Meyer appears to have learned nothing from her tenure at Yahoo and it clearly shows in her latest interview.
the most asinine advice ever given for a working world stuck in the past

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why weird things is moving to medium

The start of a new experiment for a new era of blogging.
why weird things is moving to medium

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when every myth you're trying to debunk isn't actually wrong…

George Dvorsky decided to try some myth-busting about the future of AI and the nature of the technology. The end result needs a lot of myth-busting of its own...
when every myth you're trying to debunk isn't actually wrong…

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how the quest for a better credit score could end up gamifying your life

The quest for a better, more accurate credit score is getting way out of control, especially in China.
how the quest for a better credit score could end up gamifying your life

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