Friendship
Friendship
Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public…
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
Twitter, hate, harm, and misinformation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats…
A few free tools for audio and video stuff
Once in a while I have to work with video or audio recordings. Or sometimes I…
The dream of proportional representation dies again; long live pro rep
I campaigned during the first and second referendums we had here in BC regarding proportional representation.…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
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…