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In 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” That’s more true today than ever.

Study finds that readers are still the best judge of fake news and misinformation.

A new experiment aims to remove the psychological pressures of using Instagram.

Why an early Facebook investor is now Facebook’s biggest critic.

IF your goal is to persuade people, that is.

Some are worried this represents an Orwellian move. At heart, it’s not.

The navigation tool has placed a school in the sea, among other things.

This is how data harvesting really works. You’re not going to like it.

Companies refer to like-minded strangers when recommending products to you.

Musican. Actor. Fashion Icon. Internet Visionary?

Former NYTimes executive editor Jill Abramson dissects the big problem with internet news.

Where is your data now? Follow the money.

A new study shows how machine-learning methods could examine your friends’ past tweets to accurately predict your future behavior online.

A new report says there’s not as much evidence of physical harm as you might think.

How you feel influences what you watch, and vice-versa.

Swipe right to make the connections that could change your career.

This is the most talked about Big Think video of 2018! What’s your take?

The social media company has long been expected to make a move into blockchain.

An exhaustive report from The New York Times shows the alarming extents to which Facebook has been sharing user data.

The most powerful editors in the world? Algorithms.

The Belgian psychotherapist has a lot to teach us.

Jewish people living in nearly all European countries report that anti-Semitism has grown in recent years.

Who would have thought that endlessly comparing your life to others would make you feel bad?

Opinion ruined journalism and Facebook killed truth—but there’s a way to make it right.

Researchers find out why some people believe utter BS.

Being raised indoors might be the reason young Americans struggle in the adult world.

Delay, deny and deflect were the strategies Facebook has used to navigate scandals it’s faced in recent years, according to the New York Times.

Journalism got a big wake up call in 2016. Can we be optimistic about the future of media?

The impact of abusive comments is “significant.”