New Mozilla grant!
On the heels of a presentation at the All Things Moderation conference, where I talked about ongoing work related to the emotional tolls of human moderators who moderate small streams on Twitch, […]
Copying Designs from Instagram Without Attribution: Where do you draw the line?
The accounts I follow on Instagram reflect two passions of mine: fantasy haute couture and cute baked goods. I follow less than a hundred of accounts related to these themes […]
Chagall Exhibit on Color and Music
The exhibit “Chagall: Colour and Music” at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is one of the most stunning, well-curated special exhibits of an single-artist retrospective that I’ve seen yet […]
i-Corps mini grants
The Social Interaction Lab received two i-Corps mini grants this spring! With Professor Yvette Wohn as the faculty mentor, Adam Spryzinski received a grant for a Mood App that uses […]
The Future of Free Speech, Trolls, Anonymity and Fake News Online
Deviant behavior has always existed online, the question is- will it continue and what can we do about it? Pew has a new report about the future of the Internetand what […]
Could a Trump Tower alleviate the homeless situation in San Francisco?
I’ve given this idea all of 15 minutes so it’s very flawed but hear me out. The solution to the terrible homeless situation in SF could be a Trump Tower. […]
Remembering a fallen ape in the virtual world
Harambe was a gorilla who was shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a four year old boy fell into the moat of the Gorilla World exhibit. Many people were upset […]
Why Pokemon Go is Popular: Maybe Not The Reasons You Think
There are lots of people theorizing on why Pokemon Go is popular. Some argue it’s because it’s simple, requires moving, and is social. Meeting new people, enriching exploration/experiences, others say. […]
