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Joss Fong

Joss Fong

Former Senior Editorial Producer

    Latest articles by Joss Fong

    The Vox guide to extreme heat
    How America’s hottest city is trying to cool downHow America’s hottest city is trying to cool down
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    The Vox guide to extreme heat

    Can trees help save Phoenix from extreme heat?

    By Joss Fong
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    Is city noise making us sick?Is city noise making us sick?
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    This week on Glad You Asked, we look into how noise can cause stress, interrupt sleep, and even shorten lives.

    By Joss Fong
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    Are we automating racism?Are we automating racism?
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    Algorithms don’t fail everyone equally.

    By Joss Fong
    The future of the vote
    What voter suppression looks like onlineWhat voter suppression looks like online
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    The future of the vote

    Black voters are targeted on social media, too.

    By Joss Fong
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    The bigger stakes of the TikTok debateThe bigger stakes of the TikTok debate
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    It’s not just TikTok that’s in trouble. The open internet is too.

    By Joss Fong and Christophe Haubursin
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    Facebook showed this ad almost exclusively to women. Is that a problem?Facebook showed this ad almost exclusively to women. Is that a problem?
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    How Facebook decides which ads to display on your News Feed.

    By Joss Fong
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    How Covid-19 can be more and less deadly than we knewHow Covid-19 can be more and less deadly than we knew
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    We’re starting to make sense of coronavirus mortality statistics.

    By Joss Fong
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    How to read that coronavirus chartHow to read that coronavirus chart
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    Data visualizations of Covid-19 can be misleading.

    By Joss Fong
    Technology
    Why coronavirus scammers can send fake emails from real domainsWhy coronavirus scammers can send fake emails from real domains
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    Technology

    Organizations can prevent domain spoofing, but many don’t.

    By Joss Fong and Cleo Abram
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    The era of fake writing is upon usThe era of fake writing is upon us
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    A new reason to be skeptical of posts you read online.

    By Joss Fong

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