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Toward a Saner Society? Part 1: Segregation, Filter Bubbles, and What We “Deserve”

May 25th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

The 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides and another take on net neutrality prompt reflection on contemporary approaches to the economy.


The Death of a Terrorist: Mind Is What Matters

May 4th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Bin Laden's last FB update

Two days after the death of Osama bin Laden, things are turning a bit crazy.


Facing Yourself Facing God: Voices in an Old Argument

April 16th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | 2 Comments

Universe Timeline

An inflexible mind is rather worse than an inflexible body, even if both have their pitfalls.


Pulp Friction: The Real Internet Impact of “Reviews”

April 5th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

An author’s online tantrum at a review leads to an exploration of what really is different with the Internet.


Back at You, After Taxes

April 4th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

The author emerges from the short course in accounting that is U.S. tax time.


Words, Behavior, and the Social Network: “Friend,” “Neighbor,” and “Boundary”

January 14th, 2011 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Setting online space and real space side by side can prompt a different way to consider our relationships, behaviors, and how we conduct discourse as a society.


Me-me-me Meets the Meme: When Facebook Plays with the Literary Canon

December 3rd, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

Old book bindings at Merton College Library, Oxford

A Facebook meme on the literary canon resembles the Internet tendency toward self-referentiality.


Viral Can Be Good for You: A Sci-Fi Success Story

October 29th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | 2 Comments

mock cover machine of death

A science fiction anthology’s rise demonstrates the grass-roots potential of IT.


No Brain, No Headache: An Interlude on a Holiday

August 19th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | Comments Off

There is no holiday from the headache of running into ignorance.


Due North: Migrating toward Happiness

August 6th, 2010 by Joanna Mullins | 2 Comments

FlyingInOverNorge

It’s not just vacation – it’s getting out of the country.



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