Digital Self-harm

Digital Self-harm

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 1, Episode 1362 , Segment 3

Episode: U.S. Voting Problems, Digital Self-Harm, Screen Cleaning

  • Dec 1, 2017 5:00 pm
  • 28:20 mins

Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D., is a professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. His latest book: "Bullying Today: Bullet Points and Best Practices" came out in May of 2016. Dr. Patchin has written eight books and dozens of articles for academic and professional publications. He studies the intersection of teens and technology, with particular focus on cyberbullying, social networking, and sexting. Cyberbullying has recently become a huge issue not only because of the hurt it causes, but also because it can be linked to suicide. But, did you know that some of these harsh messages come from the victims themselves? In a nationwide survey of middle and high school students ages 12 to 17, about 6 percent said they’d anonymously posted something mean about themselves online. Justin Patchin shares his research into digital self-harm.

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Two big problems with American voting that have nothing to do with Russian hacking

23 MINS

Sascha Meinrath is the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Penn State and director of X-Lab, an innovative think tank focusing on the intersection of vanguard technologies and public policy. Professor Meinrath is a renowned technology policy expert and is internationally recognized for his work over the past two decades as a community internet pioneer, social entrepreneur and angel investors. Over the past year, the public discussion on election security and integrity has focused on concerns about foreign meddling in U.S. elections. The evidence is still coming in about which countries did what to influence both the public and the election itself. Sascha Meinrath discusses the problems with American voting beyond Russia.

Sascha Meinrath is the Palmer Chair in Telecommunications at Penn State and director of X-Lab, an innovative think tank focusing on the intersection of vanguard technologies and public policy. Professor Meinrath is a renowned technology policy expert and is internationally recognized for his work over the past two decades as a community internet pioneer, social entrepreneur and angel investors. Over the past year, the public discussion on election security and integrity has focused on concerns about foreign meddling in U.S. elections. The evidence is still coming in about which countries did what to influence both the public and the election itself. Sascha Meinrath discusses the problems with American voting beyond Russia.