Subtitled: The Science of Parallel Universes—and Its Implications. Published Aug. 1997 by Allen Lane, Penguin Press. 390pp, of which 24pp are bibliography and index.
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Yesterday I quoted Robert Reich about the mainstream media — his issues were that they favor the status quo; they lack discussion of critical public choices; and they indulge in false equivalences — and ended by remarking that what I see as the major flaw in journalism is ignoring long-term trends. But I thought about it more overnight and have some more thoughts. Again, as I said yesterday, this isn’t about mistrusting the media so much as understanding what they are trying to do, and what influences go in to what we see or read.
Trying to find something to discuss today besides the latest war news and the latest right-wing conspiracy thinking. Just one linked item today, I think, then some endpiece items.
(Graphic by Robert Reich.)
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Links and comments today about the US Right’s continued taste for authoritarians and conspiracy theories.
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We are now witnessing war in Europe, 60 years after World War II ended and the historians and prognosticators thought it would never happen again. But nothing, I think, will never happen again. There will always be despots and authoritarians who want to make their mark on the world, even if as a villain. It’s an aspect of human nature, that global culture has still not managed to control.
Subtitled, “Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing ‘Hoax’” Published in trade paperback by John Wiley & Sons, 2002.
I continue to be fascinated about how people think, or don’t think, and how they draw or maintain conclusions about the world around them. The particular things believed aren’t the point, exactly.
Issues today from the NYT letters page, about trust in government and humanity’s doom, and about theological errors. With an endpiece about science fiction reviewing…
LQCs: Ukraine, CPAC, and Cognitive Decline
Links today, with quote and comments, about conservative reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the priorities of CPAC and cognitive decline, and the idea of separating red states from blue cities.
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