Zach Stanco

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KONY 2012: the perils of selective activism

It takes only a few minutes online to get an earful or eyeful of news on the recent “Kony 2012” and “Invisible Children” controversy. Things spread like wildfire these days, especially when...


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Human communication is more elaborate than the Internet meme

Unless you’ve been living under a rock or have somehow avoided the alluring siren song of Facebook, you probably have noticed a number of “meme” Facebook groups. Whether it’s in the context...


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If we're confined to this reality, it can't hurt to dream big

The natural world’s an astounding thing. I don’t mean your backyard, the Nature Preserve or the menagerie of beasts that roam State Street during all odd hours of the week. I mean...