Aram, think of how smart we would be
It's soooooooo gooooooood it's been a while since I went straight up evangelist for a book. It's also alternate history, which is my second or third favorite subgenre after time travel and maybe magic school
I could really use those 5 IQ points NGL
Check out this major report we put out on KOSA, includes lots of dunking on Haidt: citap.pubpub.org/pub/cosl/rel... (use the download button at the top right to get the nicely formatted version)
This report analyzes international, federal, and state level legislation to protect child safety online. While well-meaning, this legislation is driven by moral panic rather than empirical evidence, i...
Dave I just read the Kingdom by Natasha Pulley and it was SO GOOD. Have you read the Mars House? (also adding this Kingfisher to my TBR pile immediately)
oh my GOD. @rahaeli.bsky.social my next book is going to be on LJ (I'm an internet studies scholar and an old school LJ person). Expect a DM from me in like two years
I am SO GLAD there is nothing like this for Comm. I can't believe how toxic and gross these sites are.
It's been fascinating to see the "lab leaks" theory go back and forth from being classified as disinformation to legitimate, several times. One of my conspiracy informants was deplatformed for advocating it and here it is in the NYT editorial page www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The world must not continue to bear the intolerable risks of research with the potential to cause pandemics.
Thanks to my coauthors Jacob Smith, @robyncaplan.bsky.social@citap.bsky.social for funding this work, & Felicity Gancedo & Katherine Furl for designing, editing, & formatting!
Instead, support the American Privacy Rights Act and more funding for youth mental health services.