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Joss Fong

Joss Fong

Former Senior Editorial Producer

    Latest articles by Joss Fong

    Technology
    What facial recognition steals from usWhat facial recognition steals from us
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    Technology

    A video explainer on the technology that’s changing the meaning of the human face.

    By Joss Fong
    Open Sourced: The hidden consequences of tech, revealed
    Technology

    Recode’s new multiplatform journalism project explains and exposes the hidden consequences of tech — the good, the bad, and the complicated.

    By Samantha Oltman and Joss Fong
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    Why some Asian accents swap Ls and Rs in EnglishWhy some Asian accents swap Ls and Rs in English
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    Video

    A linguistic stereotype, explained.

    By Joss Fong
    Video
    False PositiveFalse Positive
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    Video

    How “science” and “justice” failed Robert Lee Stinson.

    By Joss Fong and Dion Lee
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    The NFL’s virtual first-down line, explainedThe NFL’s virtual first-down line, explained
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    Video

    At this point, it’s hard to imagine watching football without the yellow line.

    By Joss Fong, Estelle Caswell and 1 more
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    Mercury retrograde, explained without astrologyMercury retrograde, explained without astrology
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    The science buried under the pseudoscience.

    By Joss Fong and Gina Barton
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    Does the USA need a new national anthem?Does the USA need a new national anthem?
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    Video

    A debate on the merits of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

    By Joss Fong and Estelle Caswell
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    How smart is today’s artificial intelligence?How smart is today’s artificial intelligence?
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    Today’s AI is super impressive, but it’s not intelligent.

    By Joss Fong
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    The fight to make bad jobs betterThe fight to make bad jobs better
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    Why some cities are regulating schedules for retail and fast food workers.

    By Joss Fong
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    Why the rise of the robots won’t mean the end of workWhy the rise of the robots won’t mean the end of work
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    An economist vs a futurist on whether robots will put us out of work.

    By Joss Fong

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