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MemeHacking

@memehacking

Coalescing memetics from linguistics, neuroscience, computation, and philosophy.

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Joined October 2009
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Unconscious bias in wording when writing letters of recommendation #womeninscience #esof2014
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John Oliver isn't just funny--he's accurate. His jokes are fact checked! Listen to our interview with him here soundcloud.com/inquiringmind…
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Geeks and repetitive tasks
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Systemic harassment as Distributed Denial of Service Attack: modelviewculture.com/pieces/…
Why you'll share this article (or not): science of 'viral' / info cascades. @kristenvbrown feat @jure @katy_milkman bit.ly/1k1Gj4w
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Why one cat finds viral fame while an equally adorable one languishes in the burial ground...

sfgate.com
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Replying to @DDsD
@DDsD Oooh. yes, it totes is. I apologize on behalf of Northern California for the impending memedemic.
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"I think half of the Facebook business model is based on people accidentally clicking things" jamespanderson.tumblr.com/po…
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Good slides from a presentation on data-driven adjustments to Chrome to help ppl not screw themselves over docs.google.com/presentation…

Improving Chrome's Security Warnings [public]

Improving Chrome’s Security Warnings Adrienne Porter Felt Chrome Security (Enamel) I’m a member of the Chrome Security team. Chrome Security is responsible for a number of things, including: security...

docs.google.com
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The current narrative of Eich's ouster is all wrong. "Mozilla, Mountain View, and the Mean Ol' Gays," by @jim_newell: thebaffler.com/blog/2014/04/…
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Jay Rosen
@jayrosen_nyu24 Oct 2013
The strategic uses of hypocrisy by the US in world affairs: it's over. Snowden has crashed that system. goo.gl/BSruiq Recommended.
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Track phrase emergence computationally, as Memetracker did. There's a whole world of computational media effects research to be done...
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Modern media effects test: scrape all news, all social media. Analyze language use to see if media drives public frames, or vice versa.
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Nate Silver's exodus from NYT highlights the difference bwn real objectivity and the news industry's "objectivity": fair.org/blog/2013/07/24/nat…
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Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ22 Jul 2013
Why we can "hear" our inner voice ow.ly/nbktp
Our Skin Helps Us 'Hear' Speech

Our Skin Helps Us 'Hear' Speech

A new study from Canada shows that our skin helps us hear speech by sensing the puffs of air that the speaker produces with certain sounds.

medicalnewstoday.com
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take me to a useless website take me to a higher love take me to a gay bar take me to a place I love #GooglePoems
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Eric Gradman
@egradman20 Jul 2013
"Cash destroys information about values inherent in previous transactions." Nice one @cstross
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Science needs a standard way to evaluate and reward journal reviewers, argues @TheScientistLLC op-ed bit.ly/17mKVee
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The Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplements, theatlantic.com/health/archi… .. (nice historical view)
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