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Tagged: web chat

Internet
5:16 pm
Tue September 18, 2012

Why are you so mean online?

Social scientists believe anonymity may be the cause of what they call the "online disinhibition effect."
Credit X2N / flickr
Social scientists believe anonymity may be the cause of what they call the "online disinhibition effect."
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People are mean on the internet.

This should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with chat rooms or the comments sections of blogs. But why do people say things online that they would never say out loud?

A recent article in the Detroit Free Press asked a few experts what they thought.

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Health
4:57 pm
Fri August 10, 2012

Listeners and doctors weigh in on 'Living with Cancer'

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Yesterday, we hosted a live web chat that coincided with the airing of our one-hour documentary, "Living with Cancer."

People who logged on could ask our cancer experts, Dr. Anthony Shields and Dr. Michael Harbut from the Karmanos Cancer Institute, their questions about cancer and the environment. Some weighed in via Facebook and our blog, as well.

Here is a recap of the chat:

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