Tag: media
Great Minds Podcast Launches Thursday — Q&A with Michael Medved Today
What do we miss, as members of the public, by focusing on daily headlines rather than pulling back for the big picture sometimes?
On the Role of Technology in Culture, Walt Disney’s Ambivalence Is Still with Us
Pulling kids away from mindless tweenybopper fare on the Disney Channel is a familiar routine in our home.
Are Scientists Smarter Now, or Dumber?
On the gathering specifically of scientific knowledge, our paleontologist colleague Günter Bechly nails it.
“Fake News” Isn’t a Phony Concept, as Media and Wikipedia Coverage of Intelligent Design Shows
The interesting psychological issue here turns upon the question of whether these people are deliberately lying or not.
Wikipedia and “Astroturf”
On some subjects, the astroturf mob is particularly committed to a biased agenda.