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Submission Guidelines | JALT Publications
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Guidelines | JALT Publications
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How the internet flips elections and alters our thoughts | Aeon Essays
"The internet has spawned subtle forms of influence that can flip elections and manipulate everything we say, think and do" (2016.02.18).
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what would happen if new sources of control began to emerge that had little or no competition? And what if new means of control were developed that were far more powerful – and far more invisible – than any that have existed in the past? And what if new types of control allowed a handful of people to exert enormous influence not just over the citizens of the US but over most of the people on Earth?
It might surprise you to hear this, but these things have already happened
- ¶11, retrieved 2019.01.29
- randomised, controlled experiments tell us over and over again that when higher-ranked items connect with web pages that favour one candidate, this has a dramatic impact on the opinions of undecided voters, in large part for the simple reason that people tend to click only on higher-ranked items. This is truly scary
- ¶25, retrieved 2019.01.29
- search engines are influencing far more than what people buy and whom they vote for. We now have evidence suggesting that on virtually all issues where people are initially undecided, search rankings are impacting almost every decision that people make
- ¶44, retrieved 2019.01.29
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"Our findings contribute to an improved understanding of the effects personalisation has and proposes several lines of interpretation of the quantitative data. Based on this, we conclude that more research is urgently needed to develop a wider understanding of the social and cultural implications of personalisation of Web search in people’s everyday life (Introduction, ¶6).
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Yes, your syllabus is way too long (Deans, 2019)
Deans, Tom. (2019.01.20). Yes, your syllabus is way too long [weblog post]. Retrieved from https://www.chronicle.com/article/Yes-Your-Syllabus-Is-Way-Too/245514
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