Author: Richard Barnett Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal remains (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Post-Truth
Author: Lee McIntyre
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262345986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
How we arrived in a post-truth era, when “alternative facts” replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence. Are we living in a post-truth world, where “alternative facts” replace actual facts and feelings have more weight than evidence? How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of “fake news,” from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into “information silos.” What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful thinking, political spin, mass delusion, bold-faced lying? McIntyre analyzes recent examples—claims about inauguration crowd size, crime statistics, and the popular vote—and finds that post-truth is an assertion of ideological supremacy by which its practitioners try to compel someone to believe something regardless of the evidence. Yet post-truth didn't begin with the 2016 election; the denial of scientific facts about smoking, evolution, vaccines, and climate change offers a road map for more widespread fact denial. Add to this the wired-in cognitive biases that make us feel that our conclusions are based on good reasoning even when they are not, the decline of traditional media and the rise of social media, and the emergence of fake news as a political tool, and we have the ideal conditions for post-truth. McIntyre also argues provocatively that the right wing borrowed from postmodernism—specifically, the idea that there is no such thing as objective truth—in its attacks on science and facts. McIntyre argues that we can fight post-truth, and that the first step in fighting post-truth is to understand it.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262345986
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
How we arrived in a post-truth era, when “alternative facts” replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence. Are we living in a post-truth world, where “alternative facts” replace actual facts and feelings have more weight than evidence? How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of “fake news,” from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into “information silos.” What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful thinking, political spin, mass delusion, bold-faced lying? McIntyre analyzes recent examples—claims about inauguration crowd size, crime statistics, and the popular vote—and finds that post-truth is an assertion of ideological supremacy by which its practitioners try to compel someone to believe something regardless of the evidence. Yet post-truth didn't begin with the 2016 election; the denial of scientific facts about smoking, evolution, vaccines, and climate change offers a road map for more widespread fact denial. Add to this the wired-in cognitive biases that make us feel that our conclusions are based on good reasoning even when they are not, the decline of traditional media and the rise of social media, and the emergence of fake news as a political tool, and we have the ideal conditions for post-truth. McIntyre also argues provocatively that the right wing borrowed from postmodernism—specifically, the idea that there is no such thing as objective truth—in its attacks on science and facts. McIntyre argues that we can fight post-truth, and that the first step in fighting post-truth is to understand it.
A Chosen Destiny
Author: Drew McIntyre
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982174889
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes Stone Cold Steve Austin and Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champ, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was fired from the company. But the WWE Universe had not seen the last of this promising athlete. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre."--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982174889
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"From a young age, Drew McIntyre dreamed of becoming WWE Champion and following in the footsteps of his heroes Stone Cold Steve Austin and Undertaker. With his parents' support, he trained and paid his dues, proving himself to tiny crowds in the UK's Butlin circuit. At age twenty-two, McIntyre made his WWE debut and was touted by none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "The Chosen One" who would lead WWE into the future. With his destiny in the palm of his hands, Drew watched it all slip through his fingers. Through a series of ill-advised choices and family tragedy, Drew's life and career spiraled. As a surefire champ, he struggled under the pressure of expectations and was fired from the company. But the WWE Universe had not seen the last of this promising athlete. Facing a crossroads, the powerful Scotsman set a course to show the world the real Drew McIntyre."--
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1624
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1624
Book Description
Agency Response to the Electronic Freedom of Information Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Publisher:
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Denver Federal Center Master Site Plan
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Pease Air Force Base (AFB), Disposal and Reuse
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 656
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Preceramic Occupations Along the North Shore of Lake Ontario
Author: Arthur C. B. Roberts
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 177282125X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
A preceramic cultural chronology for the north shore of Lake Ontario is synthesized with eastern North American archaeological and paleoenvironmental research. Analysis include projectile point identifications, lithic metric attributes, raw material sources and site characteristics.
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 177282125X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
A preceramic cultural chronology for the north shore of Lake Ontario is synthesized with eastern North American archaeological and paleoenvironmental research. Analysis include projectile point identifications, lithic metric attributes, raw material sources and site characteristics.
Upper Yazoo Projects Reformulation Study Supplemental EIS (SEIS), Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Yazoo Basin
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 802
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Library of Congress Subject Headings: P-Z
Author: Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
The Sandy Ridge and Halstead Paleo-Indian Sites
Author: Lawrence J. Jackson
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 0915703459
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This study fills in some missing links in the Michigan-Ontario Paleo-Indian record. Jackson focuses on the Gainey phase.
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 0915703459
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
This study fills in some missing links in the Michigan-Ontario Paleo-Indian record. Jackson focuses on the Gainey phase.