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We Are Avatars: Our Online Psyches Are Leaking into Meatspace
And so the line in our brains between the real and the virtual blurs just a little bit more.
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I Signed Up for Infowars' Dating Site for Conspiracy Theorists
And I’ve already been contacted by a freedom-fighter right here in New York.
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Friend Fracker Tests Your Facebook Friendships by Randomly Deleting Them
But are "friends" really Friends if you don't notice when they're gone?
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Frictionless Sharing's Dead. And Privacy?
The recent failure of several fledgling web services that challenged the boundaries of our willingness to live in public indicates we do have our limits, at least for now.
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We Want Our Internet Girls Good
Let Cat Marnell be a drug addict if that's what she wants to be. If she gets paid a boatload of money to talk about it, who cares?
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Science over Politics: What an Over-the-Counter Morning After Pill Means
If and when Plan B does become available over the counter for women of all ages—possibly as early as May; the FDA can still appeal the ruling—the effects could be enormous.
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Of Dogs, Drugs, Drones, and Cocaine Science Fairs
Florida v. Jardines is a case about dogs and marijuana. I know what you're thinking.
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Create a Better Condom, Win a Million Dollars
On Friday, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new in the Grand Challenges for Global Health: $100,000 to build a better condom.
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Future Sex: Steubenville and Rape in the Digital Age
The horrific story of a 16-year-old girl raped in a football-crazed Ohio town is perhaps the most famous case in which criminals’ use of social media not only exposed their actions, but also galvanized the public to demand justice.
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Did Feminists Cancel Violet Blue's Hacker Sex Talk?
We need to thoughtfully consider what the Ada Initiative's essential aims are, but also allow for the ability for people to respectfully discuss sexual topics.
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The Crapjects Are Already Here, They're Just Not Evenly Distributed
As a game system, Google Glass has much more of a weird promise. Imagine groups of gamers re-enacting famous civil disturbances on city streets.
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Why Talking About Violence in Pornography Is Important
It's our inability to talk rationally about pornography that harms us the most.
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Train Your Boyfriend Like the Animal That He Is
Learning how to train dogs hasn’t fixed all the problems in my life, but it has given me a better idea of how to properly use rewards with those around me, no matter how many legs they might walk on.
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Losing My Wi-Fi Is Like Going Deaf
I’ve started this column five times, and all I’ve really got is: “I’ve literally just gotten back from two weeks on the road and I have no idea what to talk about.” I am one million, two hundred and nine thousand a…
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Your Ex Is the Greatest Threat to Your Online Privacy
Your ex is probably hacking your email right now.
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My Bloody Valentine, Bowie, and the URL of Things to Come
I recently received an email from a friend that went something like, "My dad's got a new record out today, and he could really use your support to help get the word out." I get emails like that quite often. The difference here was that this friend of…
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Justice Is Fleeting in the Era of Digitized Rape
Who owes what to the victims of online pornography?
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Droning On About Gun Control
I propose banning in America all firearms except those attached to a drone. I'm not infringing the American right to bear arms. I am qualifying it.
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Future Sex: 2012 Was the Year of Fighting the Future
Here's hoping 2013 will be the year of moving forward.