Gay Pride Month. Demographic Research Issues.

Small subgroups create special challenges. In this Gay Pride Month, we look at the issue of including the LGBTQ community as a subgroup.

Coffee and correlation

Recent reports suggest that coffee is associated with longer life. This is great news but why should we be suspicious?

Communication Bias

We can all learn to open ourselves up to alternative perspectives. This short post discusses bias. It won’t hurt.

Research Perspectives

As my students grapple with various research traditions, I have penned this article with an example of critical cultural commentary. The goal is to introduce the differences.

Fan Art as a Research Population

My students and I have been looking at stereotypes in video games. The problem I see is that there are two sources of images for these games. There are advertisements and screenshots from the games. Both sources are ephemeral and may not replicate the gaming experience. We were discussing a different source of images […]

Simplified Example of Scientific Method

The scientific method is difficult . It is easy to skip to the bottom line and assume research “proves.” This post uses a simple example to understand scientific research.

Choosing Variables

Variable choice is a necessary first step to understandable results. It is too easy to skip.

The Digital Vast Wasteland

Every once in a while, I see a meme suggesting that demanding parents made kids better and more likely to act responsibly. Maybe the media industry is feeling the effect of lack of thought leadership. My personal hero is a man named Newton Minnow. He had just become chair of the Federal Communications Commission, so […]