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  • Expereal: eliminate cognitive biases

    Life-Tracking App Expereal Is Your Personal Weapon Against Cognitive Biases Catherine Shu, techcrunch.com Emo­tions play tricks on our mem­o­ries, mak­ing our rec­ol­lec­tions of events much hap­pi­er or heart-wrenching than they actu­al­ly were. Smart­phone app Expe­re­al seeks to cut through those cog­ni­tive traps by allow­ing you to rate your day … Life-Tracking App Expereal Is Your…

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  • Biella Coleman studies the anthropology of tech culture

    Coding Freedom: an anthropologist understands hacker culture Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net Biel­la Cole­man is a geek anthro­pol­o­gist, in both sens­es of the epi­thet: an anthro­pol­o­gist who stud­ies geeks, and a geek who is an anthro­pol­o­gist. Though she’s best known today for her excel­lent and insight­ful work on the mech­a­nis… RT @BoingBoing: Coding Freedom: an anthropologist understands…

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  • A Taxonomy of Nerds

    A new chart shows the subtle differences between a Geek, a Creep, a Dork and a Loser. A Taxonomy of Nerds – Brainiac . Related articles A Brief History Of Nerds In Pop Culture (neatorama.com) A Proposal for a New Taxonomy and Measurement Framework for Digital Marketing (covario.com) Infographic: Geek vs. Nerd (englishblog.com) New Version…

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