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Civility on the Web (or, If you talk, be polite)

August 3, 2008

The New York Times explores calls for a Code of Conduct (like this from Jimmy Wales, or this from Tim O’Riley) on the web, as well as the motivations and secret lives of the Trolls Among Us; and Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, explains why A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy.

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Shelved with: Science & Technology|| The Reading Life|| Mind & Society|| Margin Notes
Tagged With: Trolls, Tim O'Riley, The New York Times, Jimmy Wales, Digital Literacy, Conversation, Clay Shirky, Civility
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Male and Female: Equal After All

August 2, 2008

Cecilia Ford’s investigations into the power of conversation for her new book, Women Speaking Up: Getting and Using Turns in Workplace Meetings, are reviewed here: Researcher finds that women are speaking up; and Janet Hyde, author of Half the Human Experience, has published research that finds no gender differences in math performance.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Mathematics|| The Book of Nature|| Science & Technology|| Mind & Society
Tagged With: Stereotypes, Testing, Science, Power, Math, Janet Hyde, Girls, Gender, Conversation, Cecilia Ford, Boys
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