Rather than complaining about bias in the media, there is something you can do. Subscribe. Commit to supporting the good outlets so that they are not dependent on advertising.
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This conversation focuses primarily on the Twitter environment. Brian and Colin agree that this is a difficult process. No matter if you want content moderation to be strict and others wish it to be more relaxed and allow users to moderate their own feeds. How does the debate over the ‘public square’ affect social media?
The article that Colin references from Gizmodo.
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Some aspects of social media are habit forming and some aspects are downright addictive. Treating social media as such gives you the tools to break the habit and the addiction.
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Critiquing both parties in government. The party out of power tends to demand great change and become less motivated to change once they have power. We also consider the idea that the bias in media is a result of market forces, meaning that the consumers of media want the bias. We then spend a few minutes talking about the quality of presidential candidates in recent years and reminisce about past presidents.
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Pretend that you are on a desert island with a group of other people and you decide that you need some structure, some rules and perhaps a safety net. How do you begin? We veer pretty quickly into specific examples, but it does illustrate the challenges and concerns with overall philosophy of laws.
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First, we take a deep look at the problem to truly understand what it is. Then we explore what a solution could look like. In the process, we gain clarity on the different components of a news story.
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There is some amount of belief that is applied to science. That must be the case because we cannot test all scientific theories personally so we must trust that it has been done. Have the experiments that are published been replicated? It turns out that the replicated experiments are rarely published and so we must take it on faith that the experiments were conducted correctly. We discuss this and more.
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We don’t get into specific conspiracy theories, but consider how some can some get pulled into the orbit of these theories. We also consider whether we should be worried about those in power that act with consideration to a conspiracy theory.
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The government will provide financial backing for industries that are just beginning to emerge because there is a social benefit to the industry. Prime examples are solar power and electric cars. Is this a good use of our taxpayer money?
In the conversation, Brian references the Commuter Car, here is a picture of that car.
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We begin with a description of what cryptocurrency is, what are the risks and concerns. One reason why cryptocurrency is a popular topic of conversation is that they are viewed as investment vehicles. We discuss the implications of that. The other reason why cryptocurrency is often discussed is as a financial transaction which we also explore.
