We've been inundated with articles about the dangers of phone addiction. This one takes it a step further by linking it to stress hormone levels. Not a surprise.
British journalist Carole Cadwalladr gave an impassioned speech at the TED conference where she took on the silicon valley big guys for their role in the brexit mess. Predictably, their reactions weren't very warm.
It's common knowledge today that social media has a tendency to amplify negative emotions, often based on falsehoods. The New York times recently published a piece about a study showing how Facebook fuelled anti-refugee attacks in Germany.
Not The Onion.
We cannot have a society in which, if two people wish to communicate, the only way that can happen is through a third person who wishes to manipulate them.
How outrage culture, dogmatism and lack of context are killing discourse.