2020-08-30
Reading about the crisis of expertise in health (among other things) in @doctorow's new book, I'm wondering to what extent it feeds on our perceived or actual individualization of health risks. https://twitter.com/...
OneZero
Cory Doctorow highlights the conceptual limitations of Shoshana Zuboff's “surveillance capitalism” and details how to dismantle it
The most surprising thing about the rebirth of flat Earthers in the 21st century is just how widespread the evidence against them is.
2019-12-26
This article is problematic on so many levels. 1) Citations and critical reviews of the research: some arguments refer to specific studies, without looking at meta-studies or into the methodology of said study. The issue is bad design, not that tech in learning is inherently bad. https://twitter.com/...
MIT Technology Review
Educators and school administrators love digital devices that studies show mostly have a negative impact on learning, harming lower performing students the most
Educators love digital devices, but there's little evidence they help children—especially those who most need help. Tweets: @alexlindsay , @naomikritzer , @drewharwell , @e_mln_e ,...
2019-12-25
This article is problematic on so many levels. 1) Citations and critical reviews of the research: some arguments refer to specific studies, without looking at meta-studies or into the methodology of said study. The issue is bad design, not that tech in learning is inherently bad. https://twitter.com/...
MIT Technology Review
Educators and school administrators love digital devices that studies show mostly have a negative impact on learning, harming lower performing students the most
Educators love digital devices, but there's little evidence they help children—especially those who most need help. Tweets: @alexlindsay , @naomikritzer , @drewharwell , @e_mln_e ,...