Monthly Archives: July 2017

This Is How Your Fear and Outrage Are Being Sold for Profit

Posted on July 25, 2017 by blognobody

Capitalising on our tendency to notice the bad before the good.  https://medium.com/the-mission/the-enemy-in-our-feeds-e86511488de

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How Skeptics Can Break the Cycle of False Beliefs – Scientific American

Posted on July 24, 2017 by blognobody

…we must openly endorse the rights of gays and atheists to be treated equally under the law and why “coming out” helps to break the spiral of silence. Knowledge and communication,  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-skeptics-break-the-cycle-of-false-beliefs/

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The neuroscience of inequality: does poverty show up in children’s brains?

Posted on July 18, 2017 by blognobody

Low-income children performed moderately to significantly worse than their middle-class peers https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2017/jul/13/neuroscience-inequality-does-poverty-show-up-in-childrens-brains

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