66 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Right Now

66 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Right Now - Consumer Reports:

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After reading the article linked above, answer the following questions in a comment below:

How is this information useful?

What have you been doing to protect your privacy?

Which ones off the list will you start implementing, now that you know more about them?

10 Topics Every 21st Century Citizen Should Know About

From MIT Press: 10 Topics Every 21st Century Citizen Should Know About | CommonHealth:

Which topics do you already know something about?

Which ones are you completely unfamiliar with?

Which ones are the most interesting to you?

Are there any other topics you think should be included on this list?

Study finds Wikipedia as accurate as the Encyclopedia Brittanica

"Wikipedia is about as good a source of accurate information as Britannica, the venerable standard-bearer of facts about the world around us, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature."

Study: Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica

 

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Instructions:  
Read the article linked above.  Answer the following questions in a comment below.  Do not repeat what others have already said.  Contribute your own relevant, unique viewpoint to the conversation.

1. Does this study change your opinion of Wikipedia as a source?
2. Did you notice the year that the article on the study (above) was published?  Do you think Wikipedia has become more or less accurate since then?
3. Summarize what Wikipedia says about itself in terms of reliability:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia

N.B.  Everyday reference is different than academic research.  For more on how this difference applies to you (as a student):   Wikipedia:Academic use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scientists Reconstruct Brains' Visions Into Digital Video

Scientists Reconstruct Brains' Visions Into Digital Video In Historic Experiment:

1. What are your thoughts on this technology?  

1. Explain how this process works in your own words.

Google’s Eric Schmidt On Critics Who Say College Isn't Worth It: “They’re Just Wrong”

“They’re Just Wrong” | TechCrunch:

“If all you care about is money, you should go to college. If all you care about is culture and creativity, you should go to college. If all you care about is having fun, you should go to college. Go to college. I can’t be any clearer.”

1. Do you agree or disagree with Schmidt's message?
2. The article mentions some of the downsides or negatives of going to college.  In your opinion, do you think they outweigh the positives?  Or is a college degree worthwhile for most people to pursue, regardless?
3. Do you think that Eric Schmidt is a reliable source of information on the importance of a college education, considering who he is and what he does for a living?

N.B.:   If you want credit, use details from the article to support your responses.  And capitalize your i's, or I will destroy you.

Public’s Knowledge of Science and Technology

Public’s Knowledge of Science and Technology:

"...Do you know more about science and technology than the average American?  Take our 13-question quiz to test your knowledge of scientific concepts. Then see how you did in comparison with the 1,006 randomly sampled adults asked the same questions in a national poll conducted by the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine."

1. Take the quiz 
2. Review the full report
3. In a comment below, share how you did and your thoughts on the results of this national poll.  What surprised you the most about the results?
4. In this study, what was shown as the strongest predictor of a person's knowledge of math and science?

Net Neutrality

Net neutrality loss: What it has in common with SOPA.:

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• A)  What is the definition of "net neutrality"?
• ( ...and in your own words, Jordan Webb!!)

• B)  What is the big deal about net neutrality, and how does it affect you?

• C)  What is at stake in the battle over net neutrality for the following entities:

1. Internet Service Providers (like Comcast and AT&T)
2. Media producers (like NBC and Universal Studios)
3. Internet companies (like Netflix and Google)
4. Consumers (like you and I - the general public)