Monthly Archive: May 2016
Researchers just released profile data on 70,000 OkCupid users without permission – Vox
A group of researchers has released a data set on nearly 70,000 users of the online dating site OkCupid. The data dump breaks the cardinal rule of social science research ethics: It took identifiable...
Is the ‘Ferguson effect’ real? Researcher has second thoughts | US news | The Guardian
Looking at data from 56 large cities across the country, Rosenfeld found a 17% increase in homicide in 2015. Much of that increase came from only 10 cities, which saw an average 33% increase...
Post-Promise Politics
It’s time to stop asking for policy promises from political candidates, and it’s time for candidates to stop making them.
Linky Friday #166: Everything Is Awful
This Week: Asia, Education, Health, Money, Work, and Progress!
Arkansas Judge Resigns After Thousands of Nude Photos of Defendants Found – NBC News
An Arkansas judge accused of swapping sex for reduced sentences resigned Monday after a state commission said it discovered thousands of photographs from his computer that depicted nude male defendants. In a letter to...
“Captain America: Civil War” Movie Review
A good time at the movies, “Civil War” doesn’t take enough risks to be a great one.
Hinges & Doubts: Musings on Social Justice & Activism
The problem with being prejudiced against prejudice.
Remember that study saying America is an oligarchy? 3 rebuttals say it’s wrong. – Vox
All of these stories were about a study by political scientists Martin Gilens of Princeton and Benjamin Page of Northwestern, modestly titled, “Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens.” Their...
