Archives for 2021

Creating ‘Psychological Vaccine’ to Protect Against Fake COVID News
Research
January 28, 2021

Creating ‘Psychological Vaccine’ to Protect Against Fake COVID News

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I Published a Fake Paper in a ‘Peer-Reviewed’ Journal
Communication
January 28, 2021

I Published a Fake Paper in a ‘Peer-Reviewed’ Journal

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No One Can Ensure Total Safety… We Must Fight Pandemic of FEAR
Public Policy
January 27, 2021

No One Can Ensure Total Safety… We Must Fight Pandemic of FEAR

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Start Talking Now About Life After Jabs Make COVID Less Deadly Than the Flu
Public Policy
January 27, 2021

Start Talking Now About Life After Jabs Make COVID Less Deadly Than the Flu

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Let’s Incite Subversively Responsible Management Practices!

Let’s Incite Subversively Responsible Management Practices!

According to the author of the book ‘Principles of Management,’ we have to mind the management practices that make and potentially break our world even if, and especially if they seem so mundane and ‘normal.’

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Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Behavior

Controlling the COVID-19 Pandemic Hinges on Behavior

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extraordinary devastation, claiming millions of lives and disrupting the economy and daily life across the globe. From […]

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When Ignorance is Anything But Bliss

When Ignorance is Anything But Bliss

David Canter considers the tragic implications of people not understanding what they are told by politicians and experts.

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Instagram Redesigns for Shopping

Instagram Redesigns for Shopping

Recently, when I opened Instagram, I noticed that the usual spot for checking notifications is now a Shop tab. The Instagram blog […]

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Trying to Lock Down Until COVID is Eradicated Would Be Dangerous Folly

Trying to Lock Down Until COVID is Eradicated Would Be Dangerous Folly

It is possible that we could abolish death by COVID, argues Robert Dingwall, by continuing the restrictions of 2020 indefinitely – the problem, of course, is that we would simply die from something else.

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Contact Tracing, Privacy, Magical Thinking – and Trust!

Contact Tracing, Privacy, Magical Thinking – and Trust!

The saga of the UK’s contact tracing app(s) should be an object lesson in how not to approach the use of technology in public policy – and why politicians in particular need to step back and rethink their approach to technology, and in particular to privacy.

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Does the Cost Point  Influence Your Idea of the Larger Point of University Itself?

Does the Cost Point Influence Your Idea of the Larger Point of University Itself?

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the university sector under greater scrutiny. In some cases, this has prompted new conversations about the purpose […]

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Biden Makes Quick Moves to Get Social Science In Administration

Biden Makes Quick Moves to Get Social Science In Administration

In the lead-up and first days of his administration, the new U.S. president has made – or been presented – several moves that support social and behavioral science, including creating the nation’s highest ever advisory position with a specifically social science portfolio.

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