Sep 9th, 2008
New research out of Northwestern University indicates that racial biases crop up even in virtual worlds. They showed that the race of an experimenter’s avatar (at least in the door-in-the-face technique) makes a difference in how people act. Why is the National Science Foundation spending money to investigate virtual worlds? Well, millions of people are [...]
Jun 30th, 2008
Most people who know me (and especially those who’ve worked with me) think I take myself far too seriously. Especially when it comes to news content. I’m always the guy railing against fluff and celebrity schlock and worthless scoop journalism in major newspapers and magazines, to the point where you’d think I’d like nothing better [...]
I Think I Love You What happens in those first few seconds that make us fall for someone By Ryan Blitstein June 29, 2008 (Read this article in PDF form here) Erika Kokkinos felt like a monkey in a zoo. Technically, she was “dating.” At each of 12 tables at an art gallery in Northwestern [...]