Why Reddit’s science forum needed to ban climate deniers
Climate change denial isn’t science. So keep it out of r/science.
On Dec 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc
How I introduced a 27-year-old computer to the Web
I decided to bring my Mac Plus forward three decades and introduce it to the modern Web.
On Dec 12, 2013 by [email protected]
Bitcoins: The second biggest Ponzi scheme in history
I hereby make a prediction: Bitcoins will go down in history as the most spectacular private Ponzi scheme in history.
On Dec 3, 2013 by [email protected]
What makes some fandoms more successful than others?
Is there a surefire recipe for turning a media property into a fandom success?
On Nov 5, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Don’t feed the giraffes on Facebook
If you don’t know the answer by now to the riddle that’s been spreading like the hantavirus, then… well… who cares?
On Oct 31, 2013 by Carin Moonin
Simple Pickup blames anyone but themselves for motorboating fail
In a new response video, Simple Pickup blames “haters” for their Breast Cancer Research Foundation donation being returned.
On Oct 22, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
How social do online writers really have to be?
I meet other writers online… but then, honestly, I prefer solitude in the “real” world. Is this terrible?
On Oct 2, 2013 by Melissa Chadburn
@Horse_ebooks is dead, and so is everything fun about Internet mysteries
Two performance artists killed two Internet phenomenons with one alternative reality game.
On Sep 24, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
The legacy of imprisoned investigative journalist Barrett Brown
Barrett Brown is “being persecuted for critical reporting on the growing surveillance state.” Here’s a comprehensive overview of his coverage.
On Sep 20, 2013 by [email protected]
The Hater’s guide to football
I don’t know if anything is more American than American football. That’s part of the problem.
On Sep 12, 2013 by Carin Moonin
The problem with the ‘sweeping girls off their feet’ prank
This it’s-just-a-joke mentality is dismissive.
On Sep 10, 2013 by Audra Schroeder
Why the hottest trend in online education already has a cheating problem
The odd cheating problem that’s plaguing online education courses—and what can be done to change it.
On Sep 9, 2013 by [email protected]
The Hater: Why I really, really, really hate TED talks
Come on, TED haters: Are you out there?
On Aug 8, 2013 by Carin Moonin
Everything wrong with sexism in science in 1 awful T-shirt
As one particularly idiotic Children’s Place tee would have it, the problem is simple: Girls are just dumb.
On Aug 7, 2013 by Aja Romano
The Hater: Facebook, we need to pick our own battles
Those notifications about other people’s comments? They’re just so. Damn. Pushy.
On Aug 2, 2013 by Carin Moonin
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