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Why I Walked Out On ‘Reagan’
Why I Walked Out On ‘Reagan’
It wasn’t politics, I swear
T. Kent Jones
Sep 10
Your Future Is Predictable
Your Future Is Predictable
We are riding on the edge of causality
Paul JD
Sep 7
Let’s Practice Some Quick Media Literacy
Let’s Practice Some Quick Media Literacy
When new ads recycle old ones that didn’t work
Linda Margaret
Sep 6
Are We Designed to Play God?
Are We Designed to Play God?
How authors have long tried to describe the thin line between science and conscience
Natasha MH
Sep 4
What It Takes To Love Your Job
What It Takes To Love Your Job
And who gets to do it
Peter Kovalsky
Sep 2
7 Reasons You Should Not Believe the Presidential Polls Regarding Trump
7 Reasons You Should Not Believe the Presidential Polls Regarding Trump
Don’t Fall for the Banana in the Tailpipe — Again
Toni Crowe
Sep 1
Deserve’s Got Nothing to Do With It
Deserve’s Got Nothing to Do With It
Grace and nihilism are planted in the same soil
Gary Chapin
Aug 23
The Truth About Voting by Mail
The Truth About Voting by Mail
Increasing Access & Engagement in Elections
Patricia Hughes
Aug 19
The Spinning of America: The Right Wing Media Takeover
The Spinning of America: The Right Wing Media Takeover
How conservative voices reshaped the American narrative
Gael MacLean
Aug 14
‘Election’ Has Consequences
‘Election’ Has Consequences
Alexander Payne’s classic political satire turns 25
T. Kent Jones
Aug 13
Want Your Brain to Cooperate Better? Treat It Like a Cat
Want Your Brain to Cooperate Better? Treat It Like a Cat
My brain cooperates, but only at the last minute
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Aug 12
Rainbow Balloon Society
Rainbow Balloon Society
“Let the little children come to me…” Mark 10:13–16
Patty Kawasaki
Aug 11
Hate Speech, Fake News, and Why We Fall For It
Hate Speech, Fake News, and Why We Fall For It
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes
Khadra
Aug 10
Overcoming Dystopia Myopia
Overcoming Dystopia Myopia
Let’s stop blaming Adam and Darwin, shall we?
Robert Mackay
Aug 9
Learning’s Funny Bone
Learning’s Funny Bone
Lifting the embargo on humor in school
David Penberg
Aug 7
The Eyes That Cannot See
The Eyes That Cannot See
A story about transformation and what it looks like
Natasha MH
Aug 4
Mississippi’s Truth Burning
Mississippi’s Truth Burning
Hollywood’s whitewash of the Mississippi ‘Freedom Summer’ murders
Andrew Rodwin
Aug 2
Why Abortion Rights Matter To Those Who Won’t Need Them
Why Abortion Rights Matter To Those Who Won’t Need Them
Protecting abortion rights protects women’s lives and reproductive future
Patricia Jeanne
Aug 1
Have You Looked at Life From Both Sides Now?
Have You Looked at Life From Both Sides Now?
Zooming in and zooming out — a user’s manual
Andrew Rodwin
Jul 27
When the Money Is Real, but the Product Is Fake
When the Money Is Real, but the Product Is Fake
The illusion of AI safety in an unsafe world
Linda Margaret
Jul 26
‘Twisters’ — You Spin Me Right Round Baby, Right Round
‘Twisters’ — You Spin Me Right Round Baby, Right Round
Tornado watch with a 90% chance of intense metaphors
T. Kent Jones
Jul 24
Herman Hollerith and the U.S. Census
Herman Hollerith and the U.S. Census
How the 1890 U.S. Census caused the birth of IBM
Peter Manthos
Jul 22
How to Know When Your Apophenia — Seeing Patterns — is Harmless, Helpful, or a Sign of Psychosis
How to Know When Your Apophenia — Seeing Patterns — is Harmless, Helpful, or a Sign of Psychosis
Not all patterns are real, nor or they all imaginary
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Jul 20
Understanding Critical Race Theory
Understanding Critical Race Theory
The academic concepts behind the political firestorm
Patricia Hughes
Jul 18
Apophinea or Randomania Cause Us to See Patterns That Aren’t there or Miss Patterns in Front of Our
Apophinea or Randomania Cause Us to See Patterns That Aren’t there or Miss Patterns in Front of Our
Balancing these tendencies requires awareness, but not doing it leads to madness
Carol Lennox. LPC, M.Ed.
Jul 17
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