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According to the study thus far, race and gender appear to have an influence on social networks. African-American students tend to have the largest social networks, followed by students of mixed race. White students have the lowest number of Facebook friends, and women are more inclined to have a more diverse social network than males...
Additionally, data collected thus far shows that white students tend to have more racially homogenous Facebook networks, a finding that coincides with the accepted phenomenon of social homopholy—the idea that “birds of a feather flock together...
...professors at the meeting unsure of what motions they were voting for in the first place. The end result, a pointless miasma of motions and amendments, served nothing except the vanity of those thinking they were arguing over something meaningful. The situation eventually vaporized, as most issues at Harvard tend to, by University President Draw G. Faust agreeing to set up a committee exploring the issue. If the Faculty enjoys this sort of thing, it might be well-advised to set up a debate club for such exercises in hollow bombast. That way, Faculty meetings could be reserved...
...Justin Fox wrote a very good article on Denmark. He noted that the country's per capita income trails that of the U.S., but salaries here tend to be higher than those in Britain. And while it might be easier to fire a worker in Denmark than elsewhere in Europe, companies must follow strict rules that require advance notice of termination. Fox was correct in observing that most workers assume more responsibility than do their fellow Europeans. I have been a resident of Denmark since 1989, and I have no desire to return to Britain. John Barton, Vejle, Denmark...
...tend to forget the fact that new media literacy relies on the production of traditional literacies,” Salen said. “For kids and even for us, it’s not a distinction between old versus new. Experientially, it’s blended...