Monthly Archives: July 2018
Bias in Reporting = Bias in Thinking = Bias in Reporting
One of the reputable news sources I go to with regularity is The Conversation. I recommend it. Today there is a post regarding research done on the reporting of mass shootings, and specifically on the characterization of the person doing … Continue reading
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A Brave and Startling Truth
My hope is that, as we continue to discover more and more about our place in the galaxy and universe, that this outward expansion of inquiry will be accompanied by an equally-deep introspection into who we are as people, and … Continue reading
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Killing Time
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6427459251555438593 Thinking about this over coffee as well. I fear we may be falling further into a reductionist mode of thinking that killing perpetrators is an appropriate answer to violent crime. Jeffrey Fagan, professor of Law and Public Health at … Continue reading
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