misinformation

The world has a misinformation problem.

We've all heard the argument, and it goes like this: misinformation drives millions of people into COVID denialism.

Social media has fundamentally changed how we communicate with each other.

In the abstract, fact-checking seems like a noble practice.

Misinformation and disinformation have emerged as two of the most important threats in the world today.

I have written extensively on privacy in the digital age, especially concerning healthcare. I suspect my concerns and those of many others are a little belated, and there is no better example than the “manhunt” for those rioting at the Capital.

Ever since the coronavirus crept onto the world stage, we have been suffering from two simultaneous pandemics: One from the virus and another from mis- and disinformation.

My hobby outside of work has been woodworking. There is something about creating, by hand and machine, that provides a moment to get into the flow – that mindful place of being rather than doing.

For all the ink spilled pixels expended, on COVID-19 and the immune system, it might help in putting our response and our attempts at vaccines into perspective if we review how our immune system works.

Lost in the discussion of the need for more ventilators in the face of COVID-19 is the consideration of what those ventilators supply, oxygen.