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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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Titans Drop Heartbreaker to the Chiefs
It’s funny how just a few plays can determine the outcome of a football game. The big difference for the Titans tonight was that instead of being the team making those “just a few plays” that swing the outcome of a game, as we’ve been more often than not the last three months, and certainly […]
Titans Roundup: Awesome Divisional Win Over Ravens
NFL.com: Tennessee shocked the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens with a commanding 28-12 win Saturday night. “Good to see you, man. Hopefully we can do this again.” HENRY MAKES PLAYOFF HISTORY IN WIN OVER RAVENS “These Titans really are capable of beating anyone anywhere […] We didn’t really know that until Saturday night. We do now.” IF […]
Music City Miracle +20 years
20 years ago today. Mike Keith, voice of the Tennessee Titans, calling the game: Do the Titans have a miracle left in them, in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25, […]
Titans Lose to Saints; Find Selves in Win-and-In Going into Week 17
Jim Wyatt at TitansOnline.com: Yes, for the third year in a row the Titans head into Week 17 with a chance to punch their playoff ticket. In 2017, the Titans beat the Jaguars to advance to the playoffs. In 2018, the Titans lost to the Colts. When your team has been a middle-of-the-road team for […]
Remembering the great Steve McNair 10 years after his tragic death
Jim Wyatt at TitansOnline.com: NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Ten years after his tragic death, quarterback Steve McNair remains in the minds of Titans fans, especially on this day. Indeed. As always, the 4th of July is bittersweet for a Titans fan: while I revel in the memory of Steve “Air” McNair’s amazing performances, I still shake […]
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“Do you believe in miracles?” Titans dominate Patriot in impressive win
TitansOnline.com: Titans Turn in Dominating Performance in 34-10 Win Over Patriots NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Titans welcomed the New England Patriots to town, and then sent them packing with a dominating performance. The Titans won 34-10 on Sunday at Nissan Stadium in a game they never trailed. They took control early, and never looked back. […]
Titans to Hire Defensive Guru Dick LeBeau
Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean: Legendary defensive coach Dick LeBeau is expected to be named assistant head coach with the Titans, where he’ll be in charge of the defense, a source familiar with the situation said Tuesday. An official announcement is expected later in the week.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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