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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Photography as a Weapon
Using the doctored Iranian Missile photo, this blog entry presents a thorough review of the impact of imagery as a psychological weapon.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The Biggest Issue
Why did the United States become the leading economic power of the 20th century? The best short answer is that a ferocious belief that people have the power to transform their own lives gave Americans an unparalleled commitment to education, hard work and economic freedom.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Madness and Shame
NY Times OpEd writer, Bob Herbert, Reviews a book revealing the depth and intensity of the Bush/Cheney war on the Constitution, and human rights.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?
(1 comments) Still discussed a half century after first reported, the Milgrim experiments continue to be a ripe source for understanding human morality and cruelty.

Friday, June 27, 2008
Your Brain Lies to You
(2 comments) We tend to remember news that accords with our worldview, and discount statements that contradict it.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Let's be Serious
Bob Herbert, OpEd writer for the New York Times, lays out what he finds to be a most important issue as the election develops -- the misplaced emphasis placed on the trivial, while failing to focus on the important.

Sunday, April 27, 2008
A Nation at Growing Educational Risk
This is a collection of data and articles demonstrating the level of deterioration occurring in American classrooms today, whether in public schools or at colleges and universities.

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Study finds left-wing brain, right-wing brain
(13 comments) Exploring the neurobiology of politics, scientists have found that liberals tolerate ambiguity and conflict better than conservatives because of how their brains work.

Saturday, April 12, 2008
What personality tests reveal about the candidates
The author discusses the application of Jungian based personality tests to Clinton, Obama, and McCain. She discusses how they might differently govern, based on their past responses to political challenges.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Hillary linked to Blackwater through Mark Penn
Apparently, the same folks who seve as Backwater's PR firm have links to Hillary Clinton's campaign -- through Mark Penn, Worldwide President of the hgh-priced Burson-Marsteller, which also helped Eric Price, Blackwater CEO, prepare his congressional testimony.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Noam Chomsky, Fallen Hero?
(4 comments) Cited by many progressives as an intellectual leader of the progressive movement, this online book alleges Chomsky's startling hidden ties to the Neo-Nazi movement.

Saturday, March 8, 2008
U.S. recession: A classic 12-act tragedy
(1 comments) Page-turning plot reads like Shakespeare, driven to dramatic climax

Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Nukes of October: Richard Nixon's Secret Plan to Bring Peace to Vietnam
(1 comments) The secret Nixon/Kissinger plan to convince the Russians to end the Vietnam War, by convincing them that he was a crazy person, with a finger hovering over the nuclear button.

Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Teenage Brain
(2 comments) Are teenagers too rational? That, at least, is the conclusion of a recent study showing that teens overestimate the riskiness of things like unprotected sex and drunk driving, yet choose to do them.

Saturday, March 8, 2008
The Most Important Future Military Technologies
(2 comments) A review of some critical DARPA projects reveals a range of new weapons: Super lasers, binoculars that read minds, manipulating the "human terrain"...

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Government to control your air conditioning!
The California Energy Commission is proposing radio control of thermostats to turn off your air conditioning, during periods of excessive power usage.

Saturday, January 5, 2008
Polls and Prediction Markets
Political prediction markets are explained with their advantages over traditional polling discussed.

Thursday, January 3, 2008
FBI turns to broad new wiretap method
(1 comments) Looking for something else to worry about? The FBI appears to have adopted an invasive Internet surveillance technique that collects far more data on innocent Americans than previously has been disclosed.

Sunday, November 4, 2007
Social Decision-Making: Insights from Game Theory and Neuroscience
Get acquainted with the discipline of Neuroeconomics as it offers explanations for the processes involved in our often-times seemingly irrational decision-making activity

Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The Authoritarians: Followers of sociopathic politician
This is a must read online book by psychologist, Robert Altemeyer. his lifetime work in understanding the process by which the sociopath achieves and retains power is discussed

Friday, July 20, 2007
Olbermann slams Bush after Hillary blamed for losing Iraq
(1 comments) Demonstrating the importance of he ascribed to this issue, Olbermann begins his show with a Special Comment, taking Bush to task for blaming Hillary Clinton and other protesters for the Iraq war failure.

Thursday, June 14, 2007
It's All in the Brain
A discussion of the differences in brain function that separate the conservative from the liberal personality; statistical analysis of demographics impacting the '04 election; speculation on the sociopathy demonstrated by Bush and Cheny.

Thursday, June 14, 2007
Why do some people resist science?
"The developmental data suggest that resistance to science will arise in children when scientific claims clash with early emerging, intuitive expectations. This resistance will persist through adulthood if the scientific claims are contested within a society, and will be especially strong if there is a non-scientific alternative that is rooted in common sense and championed by people who are taken as reliable and trustworthy."

Thursday, June 14, 2007
The Trouble with Boys
They're kinetic, maddening and failing at school. Now educators are trying new ways to help them succeed.