Walking through data collection and basic analysis of USGS as a primary source.
Unpacking The Data – An Analysis of USGS Workflow
Category: Academic Alacrity
Class work and related material. Sorry, most of this is not for your eyes. You’re welcome.
Confirmation Bias and Digital Divide
Mock research proposal concerning attitudinal barriers and the digital divide
Slacktivism – Analyzing Pseudo Participation of Active Causes Through Social Media
Slacktivism is the act of engaging in visible displays of support for a cause at little to no cost, while lacking any genuine intent to contribute to tangible change (Kristofferson, White, & Peloza, 2013). Although social media empowers individuals to launch grassroots campaigns, organize charitable efforts, and rapidly generate support for various causes, it also …
Journal Article Analysis – Melhart
Analyzing peer research – Towards a Comprehensive Model of Mediating Frustration in Videogames.
Electric Boogaloo
Analysis of Pompeii Estates, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc.
What’s so smart about a House?
Are smart houses a smart idea? Let the market decide.
Forced Preparedness?
For all the talk about being ready, there is a reality even the most ardent disaster preparation advocates must face – most of our time is spent not dealing with disasters.
Rotten Tornadoes
Are we too obsessed with finding blame after every disaster?
Move Your Butt or Be An Ash
How can we avoid fire apathy in public spaces?
Preaching Purity
Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink? Not if you’re prepared.
Back to Basics, Storage vs. Procurement
Eat drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we diet.
Dramatic or Deadly
Is it fair to preemptively assess threats due to student expression?
Wise Buys? Survival Kits Online
Kits can be a disaster, but if used right make a reasonable augmentation to emergency plans.
Instant Survival – Just Add Money
Has disaster preparedness become too commercialized?
Nature Will Out
Facing the human element in disaster response.
Preparation Profiling
Is our quest for racial harmony a hindrance to handling disasters?
The Prepper Underground
Think you are prepared for anything? VivosxPoint would like a word with you. And so would I.
Pragmatic Preparations
Disaster preparation is extensive business. Is it fair to expect everything of everyone?
Learning From The Undead
How Zombies might teach you to survive.
Zombie Letdown?
Was the ultimate conclusion of Dr. Marjorie Kruvand, and Dr. Fred B. Bryant’s case study of the CDC Zombie Apocalypse Campaign a fair assessment?