Navigation

Tag Archives | appearance

Here’s How You Can Watch a Live Stream of Edward Snowden’s Virtual Appearance at SXSW Monday

By on March 9, 2014 in News 1
snowden-378233-edward-snowden

Pic: Unknown

The Texas Tribune will be offering a live stream of Edward Snowden’s conversation with ACLU Chief Technologist Christopher Soghoian on Monday. Here’s the link to the stream. Bookmark it and plan to watch Monday, March 10, 12:00 PM EDT.

Via SXSW:

Surveillance and online privacy look to be one of the biggest topics of conversation at the 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival. The number of sessions on this topic reflect the importance of this issue to the digital creatives who converge in Austin each March. As organizers, SXSW agrees that a healthy debate with regards to the limits of surveillance is vital to the future of the online ecosystem.

On Monday, March 10 at 11:00 am, join us for a conversation between Edward Snowden and Christopher Soghoian, the principal technologist of the American Civil Liberties Union. The conversation will be focused on the impact of the NSA’s spying efforts on the technology community, and the ways in which technology can help to protect us from mass surveillance.

… Read the rest
Continue Reading

‘Ugly’ Finding: Unattractive Workers Suffer More

By on June 23, 2013 in News 15

via Michigan State University Ugly group

People who are considered unattractive are more likely to be belittled and bullied in the workplace, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State University business scholar.

“Frankly, it’s an ugly finding,” said Brent Scott, associate professor of management and lead investigator on the study. “Although we like to think we’re professional and mature in the workplace, it can be just like high school in many ways.”

While plenty of research has found that attractive students tend to be more popular in school, the study is the first to link attractiveness to cruelty in the workplace. The results appear in the research journal Human Performance.

The researchers surveyed 114 workers at a health care facility in the southeastern United States. The workers were asked how often their co-workers engaged in cruel behavior toward them (which included saying hurtful things, acting rudely and making fun of them).

… Read the rest
Continue Reading