Communication

Communication

You can’t control external threats, but you can manage how you prepare and respond to the risk.
Bruce Willis has announced he is stepping away from acting.
hacked satellite
"Dead" satellites aren't just space junk. They are also targets for hackers to hijack and use to broadcast misinformation.
social media
Social media isn’t the majority – it’s the vocal fringe.
Stand Together
“It’s not a secret that legal language is very hard to understand. It's borderline incomprehensible a lot of the time.”
Bar Chart Race for GDP
Any dataset that can be quantified over time can be turned into a contest that is both exciting and (a little bit) enlightening.
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
Two colleagues working on a problem in front of a computer.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
5g airplanes
In general, 5G is not a threat to human health or activities, but there are some legitimate questions about interference with airplane instruments.
Ernest Hemingway
The author of classics like "A Farewell to Arms" and "The Sun Also Rises" is known and loved for his simple yet effective writing style. Here’s how to imitate it.
dating apps
Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.
chess pieces
One player’s pawn is another’s farmer. And at one time, the queen was a rather powerless virgin.
back-burner
The internet has made it easier than ever to keep in touch with our exes. For people in relationships, that can cause problems.
Four children gossiping illustrating that gossip is a social skill
Like it or not, we are the descendants of busybodies.
isolation
Communication with home will be difficult on long-haul space flights. The longer this isolation goes on, the more detached a crew becomes.
A young woman looks at her phone outside.
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.
It’s about 7.6 million times faster than what you probably have at home.
Relationship advice
A recent study illuminated surprising differences in how men and women seek help when struggling with relationships.
propaganda
3mins
Propaganda urges you to mobilize towards something while concealing from you things that you reasonably should think and consider.
The ultimate lesson from Dr. Birx is one we should never, ever repeat. About a year ago, as the world experienced the deadly “first wave” associated with the coronavirus pandemic, many […]
Despite warnings and protestations from astronomers and skywatchers, Starlink is moving fast and breaking things. In May of this year, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the first group of its new satellite […]