Why I Blog
"For centuries, writers have experimented with forms that evoke the imperfection of thought, the inconstancy of human affairs, and the chastening passage of time." "Yet the interaction it enables between writer and reader is unprecedented, visceral, and sometimes brutal." Find out more about blogs and some reasons behind blogging.
A Boy's Life
Enlightening article about transgender children. Is gender simply a social construct? The article suggests that genes are the more important determinants. "Maybe we really have to think … that we don’t come to this world neutral; that we come to this world with some degree of maleness and femaleness which will transcend whatever the society wants to put into [us]."
The Hyped Panic Over 'War of the Worlds'
"Many people, including scholars, will continue to believe something they intuitively suspect: that the media manipulate... rational individuals into emotional mobs. But notice how those who believe this never include themselves in the mob. We are... very susceptible to the notion that others are more persuadable than ourselves." Article on Media.
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