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Passage from Carl Sagan’s 1995 book, the demon haunted world. The passage states “ not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you’re in love, you want to tell the world. This book is a personal statement, reflecting, my lifelong love affair with science. but there’s another reason: Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a four boating of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time - when the United States is a service or information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those and authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good, and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness. The dumbing down of America is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media. The 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially, a kind of celebration of ignorance.
February 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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February 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom
‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom
Mayor says he will invite incoming US ambassador to visit the memorial to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who split the atom in a British laboratory New Zealanders are not typically ones for splitting hairs, but when it comes to who split the…
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January 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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One of the Most Unpredictable Actresses of the ’70s Is Back From Exile www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/m...
One of the Most Unpredictable Actresses of the ’70s Is Back From Exile
Jessica Harper made risky moves (“Suspiria” over “Annie Hall”), then took time off for family. Her “Nightbitch” role is a nod to her career choices.
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January 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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First movie watched in 2025: boxd.it/8g53Ij
A ★★★★ review of Paddington in Peru (2024)
First movie, and in a cinema, for 2025. Matinee showing, surrounded by youngsters who seemed to appreciate Paddington's charm. Having loved Paddington and Paddington 2, this one felt a little stodgy o...
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January 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM