Mood swings? Sorry, but you can’t blame Facebook – its emotional effects are tiny. Kathryn Denman/Flickr

Facebook emotions can be ‘viral’ but aren’t very contagious

Does reading a friend’s happy post on Facebook make you happier? This seems to be the case, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) today – we may…
Choosing a mobile phone isn’t just about new features – it should also be about ethics. Fairphone

Will your next phone be Fair Trade?

Organic, cage-free or home-grown? We think about our purchasing ethics in many areas of daily life, but not often about technology. As with any product, though, we should think about the effects of our…

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