Daily Archives: December 7, 2009
Denialism
Interesting talk by Michael Specter, staff writer for the New Yorker, speaking to a recent Authors@Google symposium about his provocative new book Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives. Why have so many … Continue reading
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The “Democrabus”
Here’s a funny little clip from the resolutely sardonic BBC series Absolute Power wherein public Relations guru Charles Prentiss (played by Stephen Fry) tackles the question of what to do with the House of Lords. I think our own Prime … Continue reading
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