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Selective Exposure Study
People Avoid Viewpoints that Conflict with their Own
"...Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." - Obi Wan Kenobi -
Open Line
Two good recent discussions on WOSU-AM 820, streaming online:
- John Powell, Director of the Kirwan Institute at OSU, discussing implicit racial bias with Fred Andrle.
- Several experts discuss the environmental effects of large-scale animal farming in Ohio. -
The Value of Community
Does Religion Make You Nice? - by Paul Bloom, Slate
It is not hard to see how being left out of one of the dominant modes of American togetherness can have a corrosive effect on morality. As P.Z. Myers, the biologist and prominent atheist, puts it, "scattered individuals who are excluded from communities do not receive the benefits of community, ( Read more... ) -
TV and Happiness
Findings from Longitudinal Study: Unhappiness related to watching TV. Happiness correlated with sex, reading and socializing ( Read more... ) -
Global Warming Controversy?
The media continues to treat global warming as if it was controversial in the scientific community. (It is not.) For example, Al Gore had to respond to such a suggestion by Tom Brokaw this morning on Meet The Press, and the Wall Street Journal published an outrageous column a few weeks ago attempting to discredit the science behind climate change ( Read more... )