Self-Censorship and the Ad Hominem Inference
Identifying a key mechanism that fosters self censorship.
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Links 12/2/2024
Erdogan Backstabs His Way Into Center of Middle East Conflict
Ankara’s ongoing support for extremist paramilitary groups in Syria threatens ties with Russia and China, and by aiding Israel he insults the Turkish people who overwhelmingly oppose US-Israel actions in the region.
Read more...Big Finance, Big Tech AI Titans Ride Next Wave of “Generative Biology”‘ Colonization at COP16
The COP16 biodiversity conference included Big Tech pushing black box “generative biology” AI-created DNA and related financial markets
Read more...Jay Bhattacharya, Trump’s Pick to Head the NIH, Is a Eugenicist Charlatan
Putting on my hazmat suit…
Read more...Links 12/1/2024
Book Review: The Many Bounties of Collaboration in Nature
What would make a critical mass of Americans, marinating in a rugged individualist culture, want to become their neighbors’ keepers?
Read more...Rob Urie: Update on US Missiles, Ukraine, and Russian Response
More on the Russian counter to US/NATO long-range missile strikes into Russia and where the escalation threatens to go.
Read more...“The Upside of Climate Pessimism”
Seriously, WTF is wrong with optimists? Why are they so bent on stamping out pessimism?
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/29/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Did it really take $500,000 to make Al Sharpton “friendly”? Sanders on the Four Freedoms (and Norman Rockwell); Another day, another Boeing airworthiness directive. ALso, COMAC ~
Read more...An Example from Switzerland: Neuchâtel Becomes Second Canton to Enshrine Right to “Offline Life” in Constitution
“It is a question of having access to all the services of the State without having a computer, smartphone or tablet.”
Read more...Links 11/28/2024
Inflation Re-Accelerates Despite Plunging Gasoline Prices as “Core Services” PCE Price Index Hits 7-Month High
Core services inflation is the biggie and going the wrong way. The Fed is already talking down the pace of rate cuts.
Read more...Can Desalination Quench Agriculture’s Thirst?
Small decentralized desalination plants hold the promise of low enough cost to use on brackish agricultural water.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler 11/27/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Blame cannons thunder after Kamala campaign team podcast; Investigation into attempts to assassinate Trump seem curiously silent; Boeing delivery, layoff woes ~
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