Coronavirus: When home gets violent under lockdown in Europe Natalie Higgins BBC News, Brussels, April 12, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52216966 Flags were lowered to half-mast and three days of mourning were declared in the Spanish town of Almassora to mark Carina’s death. In normal times, this community near Valencia would have gathered in silence to remember their […]
Deep Fakes: The Technology Improves and Becomes Accessible
Deep fakes are becoming more and more sophisticated. We used to say that the camera never lies, but we no longer can say it. As some of our countries go into elections, we need to use discernment in what we watch – and listen to, apparently. The example that woke me up was watching a […]
Toxic Tech: How Social Media Is Making Us Dumb, Angry, & Addicted
I share the author’s concern…. Toxic Tech: How Social Media Is Making Us Dumb, Angry, & Addicted Glen Reynolds, Stillness in the Storm, July 29, 2019 httpss://stillnessinthestorm.com/2019/07/toxic-tech-how-social-media-is-making-us-dumb-angry-addicted/ A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why. After a bit of reflection, I realized that it was because I […]