2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

2024 May Be the Year of Extended Reality

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Virtual Reality (VR) headsets have been on the market for years, including several iterations from Meta’s Reality Labs, most recently its Quest 3 headset, introduced late last year.  And while millions of VR...
Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024

Resolutions for a Safe and Secure 2024

by Larry Magid  This post is adapted from one that first appeared in the Mercury News I’m well aware that New Year’s resolutions are often abandoned by the end of January, but that’s no reason to avoid thinking about how we can improve our lives in the year to...

Chris Gandin Le, Director of Media & Special Projects

Since graduating from Teachers College at Columbia University, Chris Gandin Le has dedicated himself to creating innovative programs that link public health and technology at an international level. He has helped launch many of the largest suicide prevention programs....

Using Virtual Reality to Fight Racism Transcript

NOTE: The following has been edited for length and clarity. Larry: Hey, Courtney, how’s it going?  Courtney: Hi, Larry. How are you?  Larry: Good. Well, for the audience, you’re Courtney Cogburn, Dr. Courtney Cogburn, Associate Professor at the Columbia...

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