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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryBeyond the Hoax: Science, Philosphy and Culture  Sokal, Alan Book 2008 Exposes the faulty thinking and outright nonsence of the postmodernist critique of science, which asserts that facts, truth, evidence, even reality itself are all merely social constructs. Chomsky on Post-Modernism Chomsky, Noam Article 1995 What I find in the writings of the post-modernists is extremely pretentious, but on examination, a lot of it is simply illiterate, based on extraordinary misreading of texts that I know well (sometime... Conspiracies or Institutions: 9-11 and Beyond Shalom, Stephen R.; Albert, Michael Article 2002 Why and how does much (but not all) conspiracy theorizing create a tendency for people to depart from rational analysis? 'The Death of Evidence' in Canada: Scientists' Own Words: Data distorted for 'propaganda' and other complaints against the Harper government made at last week's Ottawa rally Gibbs, Katie; Houben, Adam; Hutchings, Jeff, Mooers, Arne, Trudeau, Vance L., Orihel, Diane Article 2012 Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science Sokal, Alan; Bricmont, Jean Book 1997 The authors criticize postmodernism in academia for its misuses of scientific and mathematical concepts in postmodern writing. Fashionable Nonsense examines two related topics: (1) The incompetent and... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2016: Science and its enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Panoply of the Absurd Article 2006 Conspiracy theorists are filling bestsellers with their supposed evidence about September 11. Post 9/11 Conspiracism Article 2006 The tendency to explain all major world events as primarily the product of a secret conspiracy is called conspiracism. The antidote to conspiracism is Power Structure Research. Postmodern Disrobed: Review of Intellectual Impostures Dawkins, Richard Article 1998 An admirable job of exposing the daffy absurdity of postmodernism intellectuals. Rationality/Science Chomsky, Noam Article 1995 Chomsky writes: "It strikes me as remarkable that the left today should seek to deprive oppressed people not only of the joys of understanding and insight, but also of tools of emancipation, informing... The September 11 X-Files Corn, David Article 2002 One problem with conspiracy theorizing is that it can distract from the true and (sometimes mundane) misdeeds and mistakes of government. A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense: Find Your Inner Chomsky Baillargeon, Normand Book 2005 What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through everyday spin and jargon -- from politics to advertising, from... The Truth About the "9/11 Truth Movement" Article 2006 A rebuttal of some of the claims made by 9/11 conspiracy theorists. When 9/11 Conspiracy Theories Go Bad Corn, David Article 2002 Aren't these conspiracy theories too silly to address? That should be the case. But, sadly, they do attract people. Sources LibraryBad Science Goldacre, Ben 2008 Goldacre notes the flaws in research practices and marketing practices leading to human gullibility. He aims to promote public understanding of science so that readers can discern the logic and eviden... Beautiful Evidence Tufte, Edward How to produce and consume evidence presentations. How seeing turns into showing, empirical observations turn into explanation and evidence. Decision not file charges in CIA video destruction deals new setback to right to information Sources News Release 2010 The decision not to file charges against any of the CIA officers who destroyed 92 videos of interrogations in secret CIA prisons has dealt a new blow to the search for truth in a matter of public inte... Eyewitness Testimoney Loftus, Elizabeth F. 1979 Loftus makes the psychological case against the eyewitness. Beginning with the basics of eyewitness fallibility, such as poor viewing conditions, brief exposure, and stress, Loftus moves to more subtl... Judging Authority Lipps, Jere 2004 We are often required to accept the word of another person, but how can we best judge whether or not that person is a legitimate authority? Life Sentence Stories from four decades of court reporting - or, how I fell out of love with the Canadian justice system (especially judges) Blatchford, Christie 2016 Through an examination of notable trials she has covered, Chrisitie Blatchford makes the case that Canada's judicial system is out of control and often inept. Judges, she says, are the new senators, u... Science for Peace Opposes Cancellation of the Long-Form Census Sources News Release 2010 The decision to cancel the long-form census represents an attack on evidence-based research and is undemocratic. Science for Peace urges the government to reverse the decision. The Visual Evidence of Quantitive Information Tufte, Edward A classic book on statistical charts, graphs, and tables. Visual Explanations Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative Tufte, Edward About pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. From the Connexions ArchivesElizabeth F. Loftus Loftus, Elizabeth Website Web site of Elizabeth Loftus, memory researcher and psychologist. 9/11: Debunking The Myths Article 2005 Popular Mechanics special report on September 11 conspiracy theories. Screw Loose Change Video Website This is a counter-video of the famous "Loose Change 2nd Edition". Using their own video and words, "Screw Loose Change" debunks the theories and statements made in Loose Change 2nd Edition. |
