Michael Britt's latest Psychfiles links to this talk by Eli Pariser on an adverse development on web social sites and Google: http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html
Thanks for that, Mike. I hadn't realised how deep and widespread this potential narrowing of the field of information for the less inquisitive is becoming. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London [email protected] http://www.esterson.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Britt <[email protected]> Subject: Group Polarization: Is the Web Making Us More Narrow-Minded Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:53:43 -0500 This was a fun episode that I think students will like. A few excerpts from This Week in Technology and from the TED talks about how our activities on the web are related to the confirmation bias and to group polarization. Connections also made to the difference between social norms and group roles. http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2012/02/ep-170-is-the-web-making-you-more-narrow-minded/ Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=16057 or send a blank email to leave-16057-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
