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David Auerbach is an American writer with a background in software engineering.[1][2] He has written on a variety of subjects, including social issues and popular culture, the environment, computer games and literature.

Career

A graduate of Yale University, Auerbach is the technology columnist for Slate magazine,[3][4][5][6] an editorial blogger at Reuters[7] and a contributor to The American Reader.[8]

In 2016 Auerbach is a fellow at the think tank New America,[9] where he is writing a book on the "impact of algorithmic and computational methods on public policy and social life", to be published by Pantheon Books.

In an article for Slate, Auerbach expressed criticism of facilitated communication, referring to it as a pseudoscience.[10][11][12]

Slate was a finalist in the 2014 MPA – the Association of Magazine Media award, Columns and Commentary category, for 3 columns by Auerbach.[3]

References

  1. ^ O'Callaghan, Jonathan (19 June 2015). "Will YOUR child witness the end of humanity? Mankind will be extinct in 100 years because of climate change, warns expert". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 April 2016. engineer and science writer David Auerbach has reiterated the doom-laden warning
  2. ^ Staff (12 February 2014). ""Robot Odyssey", le jeu d'ordinateur le plus difficile de tous les temps" ["Robot Odyssey," the most difficult computer game of all time]. Atlantico (in French). Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. C'est l'opinion de l'Américain David Auerbach, écrivain et ingénieur logiciel. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b "Slate". Magazine.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-10. Three columns by David Auerbach: Err Engine Down, October 8; Quixotic Queries Question Quality! October 12; Debugging the Healthcare.gov Hearings, October 25 {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Buni, Catherine; Chemaly, Soraya (April 13, 2016). "The Secret Rules of the Internet. The murky history of moderation, and how it's shaping the future of free speech". The Verge. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. By then, as Slate tech columnist David Auerbach wrote, Reddit was widely seen as "a cesspool of hate in dire need of repair." {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Piraina, Alexis (February 9, 2016). "Twitter a un problème d'abus, mais il y travaille" [Twitter is a problem of abuse, but it works there]. Numerama (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Pour David Auerbach, journaliste chez Slate, cette intolérance est favorisée par la brièveté et l'immédiateté du contenu publié sur le réseau de micro-blogging.
  6. ^ Couillard, Kathleen (January 13, 2016). "Grossesse, antidépresseurs et autisme : évaluer le risque" [Pregnancy, antidepressants and autism risk assessment - Page 3 of 3 - Planet F]. Planète F (in French). Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Another Misguided Panic About Autism (David Auerbach, Slate). L'auteur de l'article se livre à une analyse très critique de l'étude, allant même jusqu'à remettre en question la crédibilité d'Anick Bérard. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Auerbach, David. "A child born today may live to see humanity's end, unless…". Reuters Blogs. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 2015-11-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Auerbach, David. "Review: Thomas Pynchon's "Bleeding Edge"". The American Reader. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "David B. Auerbach - New America". New America. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2015-11-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Auerbach, David (12 November 2015). "Facilitated communication pseudoscience harms people with disabilities". Slate.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Singal, Jesse (16 Nov 2015). "A Sad, Enraging Story About the Pseudoscience of Facilitated Communication". New York (magazine). Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. facilitated communication, the subject of a long, must-read article by David Auerbach {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Elliott, James (20 Jul 2016). "The Battle Over a Controversial Method for Autism Communication". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016. SWIFT, which includes recommended materials that some, including the Slate columnist David Auerbach, allege are almost indistinguishable from FC {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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