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Taking liberties: why feeling closer on social media can lead to higher conflictuality

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:23:03 +0000

bodyspacesociety.eu

Social media users are not hostile *despite* the fact they feel closer to one another. Rather, they are hostile *because* they feel closer.

» Taking liberties: why feeling closer on social media can lead to higher conflictuality

Neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:52:25 +0000

brainmysteries.com

MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict - not as a participant, but an observer.

» Neuroscientists explore how longstanding conflict influences empathy for others

Offering pseudo opportunities for expression to employees leads to conflict and withdrawal of voice

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:53:04 +0000

bps-occupational-digest.blogspot.com

Giving organisational members a say on work-related issues is well understood to heighten a sense of trust, respect and fairness.

» Offering pseudo opportunities for expression to employees leads to conflict and withdrawal of voice

Why does conflict arise when social identity is threatened ?

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:04:34 +0000

psychologicalscience.org

Be it at school, office, the neighborhood or the community people live in, conflicting situations amongst various groups might arise on an almost day to day basis.

» Why does conflict arise when social identity is threatened ?

Why Net Censorship in Times of Political Unrest Results in More Violent Uprisings: A Social Simulation Experiment on the UK Riots by Antonio Casilli, Paola Tubaro

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:57:33 +0000

papers.ssrn.com

Following the 2011 wave of political unrest, the formation of a consensus around Internet censorship is underway.The present paper adopts a social simulation approach to show that the decision to regulate or restrict social media in situations of civil unrest results in higher levels of violence.

» Why Net Censorship in Times of Political Unrest Results in More Violent Uprisings: A Social Simulation Experiment on the UK Riots by Antonio Casilli, Paola Tubaro

China Internet going wild: Cyber-hunting versus privacy protection

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:55:58 +0000

sciencedirect.com

Article from the Computer Law

The Origin of Cubicles and the Open-Plan Office.

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:29:18 +0000

scientificamerican.com

Privacy-challenged office workers may find it hard to believe, but open-plan offices and cubicles were invented by architects and designers who were trying to make the world a better place—who thought that to break down the social walls that divide people, you had to break down the real walls, too.

» The Origin of Cubicles and the Open-Plan Office.