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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and 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 in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in 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.
— Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Ballantine Books, 1996) at p.32.
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[S]cience is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time – when the United States is a service and 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 in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.
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Google Fiber may be coming to Middle Tennessee
In a blog post Wednesday, Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) said it’s exploring plans to lay down the special cables in nine metro areas: Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh-Durham, Salt Lake City, San Antonio and San Jose. That includes 34 cities in those regions. Nine metro areas and thirty-four cities in those regions–so, the numbers […]
Tagged internet, technology
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A Netflix for Books?
Peter Osnos writing at The Atlantic: Ultimately, that distinction is still very much up for grabs, but the leader so far among the start-ups seems to be Oyster, a company that launched its app last September for use on iOS devices (iPhones and iPads, with Android in development) and almost immediately was touted as a […]
Tagged books, entertainment, ios
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Steve Martin in Paris
Steve Martin in Paris “Hi, I’d like to go to the hotel please.” “Vende je suis de femme le soir.” (this time, in a heavy french accent) “I would liiiike… to gooooo….. to zee hotelllll.” –Steve Martin, “A Wild and Crazy Guy” (1978). (Photo via @SteveMartinToGo on Twitter)
Tagged entertainment, humor, twitter
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Ken Whisenhunt to coach Titans
Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen reporting at ESPN.com: Ken Whisenhunt has accepted an offer to become the next coach of the Tennessee Titans, the team announced Monday. “This is a big day for this franchise,” Titans president/CEO Tommy Smith said in a statement. “Ken is a well-respected coach in this league and I am looking […]
Munchak passed on an extension offer, but one with many strings attached
Paul Kuharsky: So Mike Munchak’s choice boiled down to this: lose his job as head coach of the Tennessee Titans or fire a large contingent of assistant coaches in exchange for an extension and raise. He chose Option A, and it’s understandable. Indeed it is. Read on. The biggest thing is, if president and CEO […]
Mike Munchak out as Titans head coach
Paul Kuharsky writing at ESPN.com: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans fired coach Mike Munchak, the Hall of Fame offensive lineman who’s been with the franchise for more than 30 years, on Saturday. “This is a day I hoped would never come, but there is a reason for everything,” Munchak said in a statement. “Words […]
An Inventor, Two Magicians, and a 350-Year-Old Mystery
This film as been getting some very impressive notices on the festival circuit. Can’t wait to see it. Directed by Teller (his feature debut) and produced and narrated by Penn Jillette, the documentary “Tim’s Vermeer” tells the true story of Tim Jenison, an inventor who created digital editing and computer animation tools that helped revolutionize […]
Tagged documentary, entertainment, movies
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If you’re a Christian man or woman looking to have a discreet sexual encounter with a fellow Christian…
Perhaps the best clip from Season 1 of Inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central: Ashley Magdalene. With my husband so busy running a gay rehab center, it’s important to me to cheat with someone who shares my Christian values. — “Amy”, Stay-at-home wife I live in the woods with my wife and nine children and […]
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Guy Branum’s No More Mr. Nice Gay
Guy Branum, “No More Mr. Nice Gay” on Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, 11/12/2013: It’s not about trying to hurt Orson Scott Card’s business, it’s about gay people remembering that we don’t have to accept disrespect. Think about it this way: do you know that place in your town that makes amazing sandwiches and […]
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Batkid completes San Francisco mission; hero’s welcome planned
The story of Batkid is unbelievably heart-warming. Bravo, San Franciscans! Coordinated by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Miles’ escapade was complete with donated Lamborghinis that were turned into Batmobiles, a personal call from Police Chief Greg Suhr asking for help, and a live television broadcast kicking off the adventure.