Paul Krugman's "Enemy of the Planet" - 0 views
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Becca R on 09 Feb 13Much of the information in the quote I'm using from Supercapitalism about Exxon comes from this article.
Graphics depicting why the grouping of African Americans is severely inaccurate - 1 views
I forgot to include the links: http://www.pbs.org/race/004_HumanDiversity/004_01-explore.htm http://www.pbs.org/race/004_HumanDiversity/004_01-explore.htm
Transition between two examples link - 1 views
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/40230324?uid=3739808&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101654135511 This JSTOR article was really helpful in clearing up how genetics exist but also how that does...
Truth (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) - 0 views
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Article on the definition of truth as it greatly relates to our presentation. The correspondence theory is the simplest explanation, as we do not want our presentation to focus on the semantics of the word "truth" but still want to provide some TOK-ish discussion on the topic.
Intro Video to My Medical Example - 2 views
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3o2sYGURJY I think this is just a nice ad that breaks the segway between Ben's example and mine and is a useful introduction to what I have to say about how patient...
Second Example - 1 views
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-01-y.htm This is a great and easy to understand article about the way doctors take part in a feedback system that reinforces the mistaken percep...
Scientists' Report Documents ExxonMobil's Tobacco-like Disinformation Campaign on Globa... - 2 views
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Describes how ExxonMobil funded "research" to create a false illusion of debate within the scientific community on the topic of global warming. Clearly, the firm's private interest as a major polluter inspired this creation of false disagreement and false information.
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Definitely an example of the negative influence that authority can have over our perception of the truth, as it can cloud or ability to understand facts. This is especially valuable as it provides an example away from the media as well as marketing companies, and now focuses on corporations that may be biased in presenting information. We seem to have a good grasp of examples show how authority can negatively influence our perception, and should look for how it positively can impact our perception of the truth as well, such as in teachers in the classroom.
Perception of African American Males in the Media - 9 views
Very interesting - this is definitely something we should be using in our presentation. A similar example is one that I had tweeted about a few days ago regarding the Steubenville rape case. http:/...
NBC Edited 911 George Zimmerman Tape - 5 views
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/06/us/florida-zimmerman-nbc-lawsuit/index.html - reference article on law suit
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