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Facebook Quiz About Facebook Quizzes

The very clever folks at the ACLU of Northern California have put out a Facebook quiz that helps users understand what quiz app developers can find out about th…

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Brave New Films v. Savage

Brave New Films produced a video, titled “Michael Savage Hates Muslims,” that  criticized radio host Savage’s treatment of Muslims on his show.  The video used…

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A New Study on Privacy Online in Israel

Calls to better safeguard users' privacy online and improve protection of personal data on the Internet are commonplace. The concerns about privacy issues a…

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Living abroad and creativity

Is there anything more satisfying that academic research that confirms one's basic worldview?  Thanks are due to William Galinsky and Adam Maddux for this o…

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Beer Summits and Presidential Mediations

I've wanted to post something on Obama's Beer Summit for some time, but I thought it best to let the dust settle before weighing in.  The racial hot but…