Awesome technologies from “Almost Human”
Almost Human is a sci-fi cop drama that takes place in the year 2048. An Android cop that has been programmed to feel emotion is paired up with a human […]
The New York Times sheds some serifs
The past few days, there was something about the website of The New York TImes that was bothering me, and I finally figured out what it was: serifs. A serif […]
The new production of The Phantom of the Opera
I went to the premiere of the new production of The Phantom of the Opera, which started its US tour in Chicago. I was really looking forward to this new […]
James Franco, Selfies, and Online Self-presentation
I really loved James Franco’s New York Times essay about the “meaning of selfies.” A lot of his personal reflections about why people engage in this particular online self-presentation was […]
Why blame Elsevier? Understanding who “owns” scholarly work
There is currently a very angry discussion among some academics about how the publisher Elsevier is taking down papers that were published by Elsevier and uploaded onto Academia.edu by the […]
Remixing Fairy Tales in Popular Media
What is it about imaginary worlds, fairy tales, and fantasy that excite us? While escaping reality through fiction has been one of the driving forces of popular media content- whether […]
Northwestern Campus
I realized recently that I didn’t have any pictures of campus and have been trying for the past few days to “smell the roses” more- paying attention to my surroundings […]
Effects of violent video games: Standing up for the actual research findings
Do violent videogames contribute to violence? In 2005, the American Psychological Association, a very influential organization representing psychology researchers, released a report saying that research has consistently found a relationship […]
D. Yvette Wohn 