Little Lost Lambda: How Any Randomized Controlled Trial or Opinion Poll Could Be Misleading
How an analytical simplification, of omitting lambda, a measure of inconsistency, can serious distort randomized clinical trial results.
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Rob Urie: Why the US Must Officially End the Ukraine War for It to Stop
A hard look at the inertial forces that will keep the Ukraine conflict going unless the US shuts it down.
Read more...“Am I Hot or Not? People Are Asking ChatGPT for the Harsh Truth”
ChatGPT as beauty advisor illustrates the consequences of tech intruding more and more into real life.
Read more...Debating Trump “Ambush” of South African President With “White Genocide’ Lies
n the consternation over Cyril Rhamposa’s failure to rebut Trump’s disgraceful diversion tactics regarding of Israel’s Gaza genocide
Read more...Mass Media and the Spectacle of the Imperial Presidency
How the Trump presidency has successfully adapted TV image-burnishing skills to social media….natch, at the expense of substance.
Read more...Trump Smoke and Mirrors on Full Display in Claimed “$142 Billion” Saudi Arms Deal
A look at the workings and effectiveness of Trump hype, from the touted India-Pakistan mediation to DOGE to the new Saudi arms agreement.
Read more...How Some Independent Radio Stations Avoid Sounding Like Corporate Drones
Some hopeful independent media news, here on the radio front.
Read more...Palantir Revisited: Who’s Us in Us vs. Them?
Further discussion of the reductivist “Your with us or your against us” world view, which Newspeak-wise, is being reduced to hatred of Them.
Read more...US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Has Trump Agreed to Continue Military Support? Even if Not, Will He Fall for an Endowment Effect Trap?
Will the Ukraine minerals deal become a tar baby for Trump?
Read more...Scholars Under Fire
An in-depth look at pressure campaigns against scholars.
Read more...As History Erasure Intensifies, Independent Internet Archives Are Helping Fortify the ‘Digital Preservation Infrastructure’
How internet archives are thwarting the reactionary campaign to rewrite history and censor inconvenient information and ideas.
Read more...Advertising Makes You Unhappy – By Design
Is advertising bad for you?
Read more...Why Did the CDC Bury Its Latest Measles Forecast?
The CDC planned to announce a new risk assessment that stressed the need for MMR vaccinations. Last week, it reversed course.
Read more...How Worker-Owned News Outlets Are Changing the Media Industry
For growing numbers of media companies, employee ownership offers journalistic freedom and job stability.
Read more...Explosive New Book Argues Facebook Is a Global Engine of Harm and Corruption. Is Reform Possible?
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A new expose on Facebook confirms some known abuses while also describing malign influence in unexpected corners of the world
