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Published January 27, 2017 / by shschillA Bunch of words.
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Not all paper is created equal: an 800-year-old tradition of making it by hand | Aeon Videos
Published January 27, 2017 / by shschillA tradition dating back to the 16th century, making paper by hand is still central to life in the village of Kurotani in the Japanese prefecture of Kyoto. The durable and versatile material, called washi, is crafted in a meticulous process that includes harvesting a trio of plants, preparing and soaking the raw materials, and forming sheets on bamboo screens. This soothing observational short documentary follows the process from harvest to the final decorative touches.
Source: Not all paper is created equal: an 800-year-old tradition of making it by hand | Aeon Videos
From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece – The New York Times
Published January 19, 2017 / by shschill / Leave a Comment
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Cameron Harris, a recent college graduate, pulled six million people into his bogus story about the discovery of fraudulent ballots for Hillary Clinton.
Source: From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece – The New York Times
The Post-Truth Issue – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Published January 18, 2017 / by shschill / 1 Comment on The Post-Truth Issue – The Chronicle of Higher Education“Post-truth—adjective; relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.” So says Oxford Dictionaries, announcing their 2016 word of the ye
Source: The Post-Truth Issue – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Google and the Misinformed Public – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Published January 18, 2017 / by shschill / Leave a CommentThe truth suffers when search algorithms become our educators.
Source: Google and the Misinformed Public – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Published January 17, 2017 / by shschill / Leave a CommentTwo professors at the University of Washington want to teach students how to survive the avalanche of false or misleading data shaken loose by shifts in media, technology, and politics.
Source: The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science – The Chronicle of Higher Education
He Fixes the Cracked Spines of Books, Without an Understudy
Published January 16, 2017 / by shschill / Leave a CommentDonald Vass has been mending books in the Seattle area for 26 years, but his craft is a fading one.
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Addicted to Distraction – The New York Times
Published January 11, 2017 / by shschill / Leave a CommentHow I lost, and found, my focus.
The internet as an engine of liberation is an innocent fraud | Aeon Essays
Published January 11, 2017 / by shschill / Leave a CommentTechnology promised to set us free. Instead it has trained us to withdraw from the world into distraction and dependency
Source: The internet as an engine of liberation is an innocent fraud | Aeon Essays