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Organized Lying (Sarah Jenkins)
Today, The Annex meets Sarah Jenkins from Cardiff Business School. Sarah recently co-published “Trusted to Deceive: A Case Study of ‘Strategic Deception’ and the...
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Teen Suicide (Aburtyn & Mueller)
Today, the Annex interview Seth Abrutyn (University of British Columbia) and Anna Mueller (University of Chicago) about their work on teen suicide. The duo...
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The College Cheating Scandal
Today, The Annex discusses the College Cheating Scandal, in which several celebrities and wealthy people were caught using bribery and cheating to get their...
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Amazon HQ2 and NYC (Zukin and Greenberg)
Sharon Zukin and Miriam Greenberg discuss Amazon's decision to locate in New York City, the politics this choice evoked, and the online giant's subsequent...
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CPAC, the Bulwark, and Political Puritanism
The Bulwark, an offshoot of the now-defunct Weekly Standard, evoked criticism with coverage of the Conservative Political Action Conference. We discuss tolerance for internal...
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The Momo Challenge
The Annex discusses the "Momo Challenge", an online hoax that was said to target children. We talk about the diffusion of social panic and...