Interview: Are We Misinformed About Misinformation?
The influence of iffy and inflammatory online content so often depicted as misinformation is overblown, says researcher David Rothschild.
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11 Communications Rules for Activists to Live By
Seeking reader reactions to recommendations on how to engage in “media activism”.
Read more...Book Review: The Mysterious Impact of Music on the Brain and Body
Daniel J. Levitin’s “I Heard There Was a Secret Chord” explores the many ways music can help heal our bodies and minds.
Read more...Israel-Axis of Resistance Escalation and the Importance of the Minority Report
Looking at some information limits and biases in the ever-intensifying Israel-Axis of Resistance conflict.
Read more...Sharing News Left and Right
A study finds that conservative news-consumers are more resistant to Twitter de-amplifcation measures that lefties.
Read more...Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran
More information on Iran’s missile attacks on Israel and how the Biden Administration is responsible for this escalating crisis.
Read more...Vance-Walz Debate Highlighted Clear Health Policy Differences
Focusing on an issue in the Vance-Walz debate but given short shrift elsewhere: where the presidential candidates stand on health care policy.
Read more...Iran Missile Strikes Into Israel Reconfirm Lack of Meaningful Defenses; Lebanon Invasion So Far Not Going Much of Anywhere
An update on the Israel v. the Resistance conflict in the wake of the Iran missile strikes.
Read more...John Mearsheimer Is Not Very Impressed With Israel’s Shock and Awe Campaign Against Hezbollah
Not everyone, particularly some top Israel experts like John Mearsheimer, is convinced that Israel is on its way to a decisive win in Lebanon.
Read more...Desperate-Looking Biden Administration Attempt to Get 21-Day Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire
Yet another Biden-Blinken ceasefire fantasy makes headlines.
Read more...The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI
If AI-created content floods the internet, who decides what online information is worth archiving?
Read more...Fog of (Dis)Information in Escalating Israel-Lebanon Conflict
Some updates on the escalating Israel-Lebanon conflict and on the poor state of reporting.
Read more...Assassination Attempt No. 2 in a Land That Worships the God of Violence
America’s tendency to violence is ever more obvious with the Trump assassination attempts and enthusiasm for terrorism by exploding pagers.
Read more...The Rise of the Science Sleuths
When an Alzheimer’s paper came under scrutiny, correcting the scientific record meant battling much bigger problems.
Read more...How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza
A much-needed look at how the mainstream media has tried to ignore and even justify Israel’s genocide in Gaza
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