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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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Action Comics #1, or, Superman in bluejeans
So I picked up Action Comics #1 yesterday, and gave it a read last night. It was a little strange at first seeing a young man of steel in jeans and work boots (surely, they weren’t steel-toed…), but I must say ‘I liked it… I liked it a lot’. Apparently, I’m not the only one […]
Tagged action comics, comix, dc comics, superman
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Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple
Apple releases a letter from Steve Jobs: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to […]
Tagged apple
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Kevin Smith’s The Bionic Man #1… is it Wednesday yet?
I’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of this comic for several months now. According to comiXology, it drops tomorrow! Publisher Dynamite Entertainment describes the first issue thusly: Steve Austin is back and acclaimed film maker Kevin Smith unleashes his high octane vision in this new series from Dynamite. Featuring 28 pages of story/art in an […]
Tagged can't wait, comix, entertainment, thatkevinsmith
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BREAKING: West Memphis 3 freed
Associated Press: JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Three men convicted of killing three 8-year-old Cub Scouts and dumping their bodies in an Arkansas ditch changed their pleas Friday, resolving a yearslong effort to win their freedom.
Jim Thome joins 600 HR club
Michael Wilbon said it best on PTI: We begin with a man hitting his 600th home run–without his name attached to steroids, without a scandalous trainer, without a federal investigation, without perjuring himself before Congress. Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th home runs […] and becomes only the 8th man ever to hit 600–only […]
Eddie George: CJ is right to holdout
Eddie George, the Titans all-time leading rusher, says Chris Johnson is right to holdout, but he shouldn’t have to: “I find it hard to believe they didn’t think about his contract during the lockout. I can’t believe they weren’t ready for this,” said George, who attended practice Wednesday. “Granted, they weren’t allowed to talk to […]
Penn Jillette interview at Big Think
Good stuff–just what you’d expect from Penn Jillette.
Tagged penn&teller, reason, skepticism
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Jay Mohr’s “Mohr Stories” podcast is awesome
To anyone who knows me, it’ll come as no surprise that I’m a big Kevin Smith (@ThatKevinSmith) fan, and a fan of the SModcast Network. I’ve been regular listener to SModcast since episode 3 dropped back in 2007 and have, over the years, become more-or-less addicted to six other SModcast podcasts, Plus One and Jay […]
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Our Idiot Brother
Big Paul Rudd fan.
Tagged entertainment, humor, movies
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Titans: A Fan’s Guide to Training Camp
Titans Online: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Training camp is the best time for fans to get an up-close look at the current Tennessee Titans. It is the only time of the year when practice is open to the public. A total of 17 practices are scheduled for fans to watch from July 31 through Aug. 23. […]