2020 archive
The Disinformation Super Highway Goes Viral 0
Dr. Alison Eschalante discusses a study that proves that it is indeed important to consider the source. Here’s a snippet (emphasis added):
And, methinks, not just about COVID-19 . . . .
Follow the link for some examples from our society of stupid.
QOTD 0
Kerry Greenwood:
The more terrible the times, the more people gamble. Gambling gives them hope.
Greenwood, Kerry, The Castlemaine Murders (Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2006), p. 113.
Quacking Up 0
E. J. Montini notes that Donald Trump is doctor shopping again. A snippet:
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Trump also doesn’t seem pleased with Dr. Deborah Birx, another immunologist who has offended the president by telling the truth.
The president doesn’t want truth tellers who might save lives. He wants lackeys who will save his chances at reelection.
Follow the link for a list of lackeys.
Sacrificial Lambs 0
Sportswriter extraordinaire Bob Molinaro:
Follow the link for the rest of his column for more sane observations about sports in these viral times.
Malpracticing Medicine without a License 0
Talya Miron-Shatz is fed up with politicians making medical decisions. A snippet:
Traffic Jam on the Disinformation Super Highway 0
David interviews Nicholas Carr on how the internet and, in particular, “social” media, with its continual algorithmic torrent of distractions, is affecting our ability to deal with information. Here’s a quote from Carr:
What we know about people is that, if you give them an unlimited amount of information, they’ll go out and cherry-pick the information that reinforces their existing biases, whether those biases are based on fact or fiction or fantasy or whatever . . . .
