(This is sort of a follow-up to my previous post, where I observed that people judge a doctor based on his smile rather than his skill.)
In the IT department where I work, we use many different software systems. When it’s time to replace one of these systems, all of the programmers come to management recommending [...]
Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
All the People, All the Time
Posted in Politics, tagged democracy, elections, what we think we know versus what we actually know on May 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Guest Post: Congo Conflict – What You Can Do
Posted in Politics, tagged activism, conflict, congo, help on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Here is the second part of James’ look at the situation in the Congo, giving us ideas of how we can contribute.
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The natural response to my previous post is clearly, “So what now? What can I do?” I’ve been flooded with responses along these lines, ranging from cynicism to bafflement to genuine wanting to get [...]
Guest Post: Congo Conflict
Posted in Politics, tagged africa, congo, crisis, terror on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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James Olsen is a good friend of mine. His assessment of the current situation in the Congo helps focus us on what’s really going on in the world around us. – Dane
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It’s the season for political activism and there is simply no crisis demanding greater action, no crisis of a more immediate or wrenching nature [...]
Flow Chart?
Posted in Politics on October 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ok so I feel bad that I haven’t checked our beloved cousins’ blog in probably about 3 weeks. But I wanted to poke my nose in to give my two cents.
Sarah Palin is awful! I was completely ready for SNL type showdown during the Vice Presidential debate, considering how hilarious her recent Katie Couric interviews [...]
Politics: The Post Turtle
Posted in Politics on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
(note: I posted this at my other blog but I doubt most of you visit it so I’m reposting here)
I’m prefacing political posts with the above prefix. This way if discussing or politics upsets you, feel free to peruse to another post on the blog. However, even if you don’t agree with my stance I [...]
Correcting False Impressions
Posted in Politics, Science, tagged false impressions, misinformation on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This article here references a study showing how correcting false information with true information doesn’t necessarily fix people’s impressions, and can even worsen them. It gives several examples from recent political events.
So if the antidote to misinformation isn’t to debunk the misinformation, then what is it? It’s a fascinating article, and I suggest reading it [...]
False Dichotomy
Posted in Politics, tagged can't we all just get along, mccain, obama on September 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve really enjoyed this election cycle. The last year of presidential politics has been both entertaining and educational. I’ve had plenty of opportunity to examine my own feelings on issues. It turns out that, most of the time, my feeling is that I don’t understand the issues well enough to have well-founded convictions on them.
That [...]
