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White supremacy, doing journalism, and the explanatory comma
This particular Code Switch episode on the explanatory comma is itself a kind of extended explanatory…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Map of earthquake liquefaction risks around Victoria
My father recently sent me these amazing resources about various risks due to earthquake around Victoria.…
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with…
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?
I tend to think that comms advice for scientists is also comms advice for everyone. Here’s…
How to unregister from Signal if you no longer use it as your texting app
Recently I encountered an issue while trying to text a colleague who no longer uses Signal.…
Style guides, notes on “jihad”
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