Tuesday, August 04, 2020

The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science by MOderN Science

Humans are hard-wired to notice threats, weakness and fear.  Negative news and emotions are contagious – they stick to us like Velcro.  So here’s to an end of negative journalism and false news.  Here’s to an end of news that harms our psyche and wellbeing; here’s to some good news – courtesy of journalist Charles Groenhuijsen (thanks to Iain Abercrombie, top man, loyal friend, All Black who sent me this video).

 




Florida Teenager Is Charged as ‘Mastermind’ of Twitter Hack NYT. Wait ’til they get all their college curricula digitally on Zoom….


Tech Wet Noodle Lashing

Five takeaways as panel grills tech CEOsThe Hill

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ‘Can’t Guarantee’ Policy Against Using Seller Specific Data Hasn’t Been ViolatedVentureBeat

Zuckerberg Goes Off-Script, Blasts Apple and Google in TestimonyBloomberg



 
 

How 5G is different – explained without jargon

5G has hit the headlines through the banning of Huawei’s 5G network technology in several countries. But what is 5G? And how is it different from what we have already? Continue reading 


The Tax Law Review has published a new issue (Vol. 72, No. 1 (Fall 2018)):


$1.45 Million Grant Won for Project on Philosophy of Science and Theology

Meghan Page, assistant professor of philosophy at Loyola University Maryland has won a grant of $1,455,601 to support her project, “Building Foundations in Science-Engaged Theology: Insights from Philosophy of Science”. (more…)


Isaiah Berlin, by Joshua Cherniss and Henry Hardy


The Force of Non-Violence by Judith Butler, reviewed by Mark Trecka at the Los Angeles Review of Books and by Faisal Devji at the Los Angeles Review of Books


Philosopher of the Heart: The Restless Life of Søren Kierkegaard by Clare Carlisle, reviewed by Justin Taylor at Bookforum and by Morten Høi Jensen at The American Interest.


The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens, reviewed at Publisher’s


ABF refutes ‘unhelpful and distracting’ claims an officer let sick Ruby Princess passengers disembark

WHY CLARITY MATTERS: The officer had ‘misinterpreted’ a doctor’s report on the flu tests.