Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea In a very special episode this week, Mike rethinks his approach to the episode. Most of you have heard the phrase "Don't Feed the Trolls", but do trolls actually serve a purpose? Found everywhere people converse online, their combative rhetoric can be annoying, even harmful. Can a valid argument be made for the value of trolls? Watch Red Shirt Mike vs Blue Shirt Mike deliberate! LINKS: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet - Amanda Hess http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/women-arent-welcome-internet-72170/ Let's Be Real: Online Harassment Isn't 'Virtual' For Women - Jill Filipovic http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/let-s-be-real-online-harassment-isn-t-virtual-for-women Where My Ladies At? - Emily Grasslie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRNt7ZLY0Kc Defcon 18 Changing threats to privacy - Moxie Marlinspike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG0KrT6pBPk Why study villains, scoundrels, and rule breakers? - Whitney Phillips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAubx3BBgLk ---------------------------------------­­­­­------------------------- Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Binaerpilot "Geeks" http://bit.ly/10N0UBf "Squarehead" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Chiptune - Kenzalol http://bit.ly/15vKwpN ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Come hang out in the Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/138EHBh Check out the Idea Channel SubReddit! http://bit.ly/GNklUq ---------------------------------------­­­­­---------------------------- Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) _______________________________ Want some more Idea Channel? Does Reality TV Affect Our View on Surveillance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMLCZAKfEsk How Powerful Are Algorithms? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSi6YoTPWLw Can Bullet Hell Games Be Meditative? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY-45DjRk_E