The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
The author of the attached book review is a brilliant writer as well as one of the last of the great 20th Century scientists. “The Case for Blunders” is an important subject, because the confusion of theory with facts is perhaps the most persistent “Orientation” problem misshaping the OODA loops driving contemporary political discourse in …
Cynthia Sue Larson 5.0 out of 5 stars 6 Star Mix of Consciousness and Physics – a Life-Changing Book, April 21, 2014 The author asked me to review this book, and I agreed because it comes at a good time in my 61-year long life. I have read it along with Peter Levine’s In an …
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Studies such as Nass et. al.’s “Cognitive Control in Media Multitaskers” have demonstrated on a general level that media multitaskers are actually rapidly task-switching and that the attentional costs of switching focus degrades efficiency in accomplishing individual tasks. But that research is just the beginning. Important to infotention is what is not yet known about …
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Open Review Brings Peer Review to the Scientific Masses This seems like a step in the right direction for the world of academic publishing. ResearchGate News announces, “Peer Review Isn’t Working—Introducing Open Review.” We know that increasingly, papers based on shoddy research have been making it into journals supposedly policed by rigorous peer-review policies. Now, …
8 Ancient Beliefs Now Backed By Modern Science LIST ONLY: 01 Helping others can make you healthier. 02 Acupuncture can restore balance to your body. 03 We need the support of a community in order to thrive. 04 Tai chi can help alleviate a variety of health conditions. 05 Meditation can help you reduce stress …
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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science By WILLIAM J. BROAD New York Times, March 15, 2014 EXTRACT American science, long a source of national power and pride, is increasingly becoming a private enterprise. In Washington, budget cuts have left the nation’s research complex reeling. Labs are closing. Scientists are being laid off. Projects …
DESIGN SCIENCE 101 – Comprehensive, Anticipatory Design Science: A Framework for Change Sustainability: The Five Core Principles Design Science Places to Intervene in a System Design as Savior, Designer As Slave Environmental Design Science Primer
