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If You Can’t Win, Cheat
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No comments on If You Can’t Win, CheatCoercive gamification turns all of us into cheaters. Should we feel bad about cheating our workplaces and health insurers? I confess: I cheat at my Apple Watch. In the Before Times, I used to travel from my home in Edinburgh to Six to Start’s office in London every fortnight. The train took four and a…
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In the Shadow of Apple Fitness+
Never have I been gladder that my company’s fitness app is zombie-themed. Somehow I don’t see Tim Cook signing off on an Apple-branded fitness service where you’re chased by the undead – it doesn’t quite fit with their relentlessly-positive vibe and so, for now, we’re immune from being sherlocked. But Apple’s announcement of their new…
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Digital Sight Management, and the Mystery of the Missing Amazon Receipts
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Chances are you’ve bought something from Amazon in the last few months (yes, we are all hypocrites, also there’s a pandemic on). Try searching your email for one of those orders. For me, that’d be “cat flap” or “chilli oil” or “airfloss”. No luck? You aren’t alone: Amazon stopped including item details in order confirmation…
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What ARGs Can Teach Us About QAnon
The far-right QAnon conspiracy theory is so sprawling, it’s hard to know where people join. Last week, it was 5G cell towers, this week it’s Wayfair; who knows what next week will bring? But QAnon’s followers always seem to begin their journey with the same refrain: “I’ve done my research.” I’d heard that line before.…
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The Cultures Ep 316: Lockdown Mental Health, British Literary Shenanigans, JK Rowling, Hamilton, Vaccine Good News
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Listen to episode 316 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Lockdown Mental Health British Literary Shenanigans with Baroness Nicholson, Damian Barr, and Janice Turner JK Rowling Hamilton Vaccine Good News
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The Cultures Ep 315: America Inc., Near-Future Writing, QAnon and ARGs, Being Creative Now
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Listen to episode 315 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: America Inc., Andrea’s new book! Near-Future Writing QAnon and ARGs Being Creative Now
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The Cultures Ep 314: Shrug Emoji
Listen to episode 314 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit (New York Times) L’Île-des-Pins in New Caledonia (Wikipedia) 4K Japan Videowalks from Rambalac America, Inc. – Andrea’s upcoming new book
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The Cultures Ep 313: Our Best Staying-at-Home Activites, What Comes Next?
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Listen to episode 313 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Exit: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) Death Stranding/Hideo Kojima Twitter joke
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The Cultures Ep 312: Coronavirus Begin
Listen to episode 312 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Flatten the Curve
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The Cultures Ep 311: Daf Yomi
Listen to episode 311 of my weekly podcast with Andrea Phillips and Naomi Alderman: Daf Yomi (Wikipedia) Sefaria The Disputation (YouTube) St. John’s College Great Books Curriculum
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