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We've moved! We are now located at 1310 Social Science and Media Studies (SSMS).

This new building is located across the street from Robertson Gym.

We hope to be up and running in the next two weeks and invite you to stop by the new space once we are again open for business.

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The average video game player is not a teenage boy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University: A new study finds that

The NYT has a story about artificial intelligence (AI). Some computer scientists are concerned that AI might be getting so sophisticated that human control may be lost.

This issue is nothing new. However, there is no theoretical underpinning, much less evidence, that a rule-based process can "wake up." There is not much to worry about just yet.

Patents may be harming our ability to innovate, according to a recent study.

A controversy is arising at Wikipedia, according to the NYT. Some psychologists are demanding that Wikipedia take down reproductions of 10 original Rorschach inkblot plates and their statistically common responses, creating a "cheat sheet". The implications are large, as the Rorschach is commonly used to test in criminal cases. But it may be the case that the companies that create the Rorschach cards are worried about their sales.

Most people have heard that activists in the Iranian Revolution are using Twitter. But how are they using Twitter?

Some (Clay Shirky , Lev Glossman, Mark Ambinder) argue that Twitter is helping organize protest.

Spam is effective! A study by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group found that 12% of email users buy things advertised in spam. The users rated themselves somewhat to very knowledgeable about computer security issues.