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Pfizer Fraud?

Posted on April 3, 2010 by

CNN has a very unnerving report about some crazy loophole, government meets private sector dealings. First, doctors as PR people: Internal company documents show that Pfizer and Pharmacia (which Pfizer later bought) used a multimillion-dollar medical education budget to pay … Continue reading →

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Balloon Boy Hoax All Around

Posted on October 18, 2009 by

It wasn’t real news the other day, but it is now.  Balloon Boy – a series of hoaxes.  First the original hoax, now the authorities “misleading” the media to “keep the trust” of the Heenes.  So now how do you … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Bill’s Projected Path – who’s got the right model?

Posted on August 19, 2009 by

For fun, let’s see who’s got the most accurate projected path. CNN Accuweather National Hurricane Center Ok, so the graphics side by side don’t really give you a way to gauge this… dig around. The infographics and surrounding stories love … Continue reading →

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Media Created News

Posted on June 16, 2009 by

A nice example of how the 24/7 “news” cycle forces the media to generate news to fill in the blog posts and airwaves. Media personnel far outnumber the David Letterman protestors. Pretty hilarious picture.  Not so hilarious when this stuff … Continue reading →

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CNN captures Absurdity on a page…

Posted on January 15, 2009 by

I wonder if I can break from the flow in this blog to posit a response on the CNN article… When any argument used results in the personification of the brain as an entity that ‘does’ things, the value of … Continue reading →

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Madoff-ed? Or learning truth is contextual?

Posted on January 9, 2009 by

Alexandra Penney is featured on CNN today. Public reaction to her reaction to having her “life savings” wiped by the Madoff situation surprised her. This is a great example of how the rules we all play by are specific to … Continue reading →

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2008 Year In Review – From Every Website Possible

Posted on December 16, 2008 by

Here are all the compilations from the major news sources for your viewing, reading, commenting pleasure. What is your favorite moment from 2008? What was left out of these reviews? TechCrunch Gadgets of the Year Time’s Person of the Year … Continue reading →

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Memristors – A Very Readable Account

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

IEEE’s Spectrum magazine has an excellent article about memristors and their history. This is an excellent overview piece written for a wider audience.  It clearly explains how the memristor came to be, why it matters, and what exactly it is. … Continue reading →

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