Tuesday Triple Trivia for November 4, 2014

3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. Lie detector tests…so 1980s.  What honesty-assessment technology is being appplauded as the next best thing on the horizon? Hint: Answer: app developers are working on algorithms geared toward determining whether a person is being honest, or not, via facial cues.  Researchers say we are very close to […]

Wednesday Web Watch for August 27, 2014

Eric Goldman provides an insightful overview/primer of the European Court of Justice’s finding a few months ago (much to Google’s chagrin) that, indeed, folks have a right to be forgotten – on the internet.  Goldman notes that “American law would not permit a similar result” for Constitutional reasons (i.e. freedom of speech & press) — […]

Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for July 8, 2014

3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers.  Every Tuesday. 1. What technology now provides some measure of control over our social media accounts? Hint: Answer: while we may not have comprehensive “right to be forgotten” legislation in effect in the U.S. we do have some limited options available to “control-alt-delete” embarrassing or hurtful things we may […]

Tuesday Triple Trivia Tease for June 10, 2014

3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday. 1. In what context is bigger better when it comes to certain effects of air pollution? Hint: Answer: a recent study reveals that air pollution may be involved in autism, as well as in other related neurological afflictions.   According to researchers, “exposure to air pollution early in […]