Published: April 21, 2009
Here’s a new piece of research that caught my eye today  epecially following current local media exposure of British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate Ray Lam, who has stepped down to stem a controversy over racy photos posted on his Facebook account!Â
This study made by researchers at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, says people find easily ways to manage their privacy on social media. [continue reading…]
Published: April 14, 2009
Here’s another tweet amongst the growing Twitter posts pile: Rapid-fire media may confuse your moral compass!
Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind, according to a new study from a neuroscience group led by corresponding author Antonio Damasio, director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California.
The finding, contained in one of the first brain studies of inspirational emotions in a field dominated by a focus on fear and pain, suggests that digital media culture may be better suited to some mental processes than others. [continue reading…]