Really Good Reading
May. 21st, 2013 02:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Two articles I've read recently that impressed me.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/what-we-mean-when-we-say-race-is-a-social-construct/275872/
Ta-Nehisi Coates continues to be fantastic in talking about race.
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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/05/using-science-to-reform-toxic-player-behavior-in-league-of-legends/
How one game company used "science" - that is a combination of gleanings from social science and psychology - to modify player behavior. It's a brilliant piece of work.
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/what-we-mean-when-we-say-race-is-a-social-construct/275872/
Ta-Nehisi Coates continues to be fantastic in talking about race.
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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/05/using-science-to-reform-toxic-player-behavior-in-league-of-legends/
How one game company used "science" - that is a combination of gleanings from social science and psychology - to modify player behavior. It's a brilliant piece of work.