Fake animal rescue videos have become a new frontier for animal abuse Mark Auliya has no problem with snakes attacking other animals. Carnivores need to eat, after all. But last month, staring at a YouTube video in his home office in Bonn, Germany, the reptile expert threw his glasses down in disgust. “This is something […]
Sally Rooney on the hell of fame: ‘It doesn’t seem to work in any real way for anyone’ | Sally Rooney | The Guardian Sally Rooney appears before a stark, white background, stripped of even the most incidental feature. It makes me laugh: in 18 months of Zoom meetings, I’ve encountered people in their bedrooms […]
Likes and shares train you to get angry online “This is the first evidence that some people learn to express more outrage over time because they are rewarded by the basic design of social media.” Read More…
This Teenager Is Developing a Video Game That Assesses Your Mental Health SIGN UP for our newsletter At one point last year, high schooler Rasha Alqahtani had finals coming up and 35 Zoom calls booked. To manage her busy schedule, she had duplicate calendars—one on Google Calendar, the other printed and placed behind her laptop, […]
Just How Important Is Color When Making Online Content? Color is something we all experience every day. We notice its beauty in everything from flowers to art. It sets the mood in our most commonly trafficked rooms and offices. It even dictates our behavior in many cases – especially in applications like traffic l… Read […]
