Stanley Milgram was the psychologist who performed the famous obedience experiments which involved getting normal people to go through with administering (what they thought were) extraordinarily painful shocks to other people out of deference to calm but firm orders from an authority figure. Now Mind Hacks points our attention to The Tenth Level a fascinating bit [...]
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“Mickey Mouse Jesus” Gets Art Curators Convicted Of Inciting Religious Hatred In Moscow
July 13, 2010 – 11:57 amThe LA Atheism Examiner reports: Two art curators, Yuri Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeyev, were convicted Monday by a Moscow court of “inciting religious hatred’ for putting on an exhibet called “Forbidden Art” in 2007. A Mickey Mouse Jesus, a Coca Cola Christ with the slogan “this is my blood” and a Christ on the cross [...]
Developing Technology So Dissidents Can Use Social Media Covertly
July 12, 2010 – 6:47 pmTechnology vs. Tyranny: In an attempt to make it easier for dissidents in countries such as China and North Korea to communicate without fear of government sanctions, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed software that can hide information inside messages posted to Twitter and other social networks, as well as in images that can be [...]
Twain Uncensored
July 10, 2010 – 12:09 amThe unabridged Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1, delayed by Twain’s request for a century, is coming this fall. The New York Times describes choice passages: Twain excoriates “the iniquitous Cuban-Spanish War” and Gen. Leonard Wood’s “mephitic record” as governor general in Havana. In writing about an attack on a tribal group in the Philippines, [...]
Daily Hilarity: Ominous Music Panics Country
July 9, 2010 – 11:41 pmOminous Music Heard Throughout U.S. Sends Nation Into Panic Thanks to Becca for the link. Your Thoughts?
Penn Jillette On Magic, Atheism, And Libertarianism
July 9, 2010 – 1:53 pmA really enjoyable video, especially for his remarks on magic, other magicians, and why magic on TV isn’t real magic. And I really appreciated his stress on the importance of having “out” atheists to identify with. In his case he discusses being joyed, inspired, loved, and comforted by having famous atheists like Martin Mull, Randy [...]
Facebook + David Fincher + Nine Inch Nails = ?
July 5, 2010 – 7:48 amTrent Reznor has written the score for David Fincher’s The Social Network, which is all about Facebook. While Fincher has not made a film worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Fight Club since he made, um, Fight Club, since he actually made Fight Club, I still get excited whenever he has a [...]
Aimee Mann’s “4th Of July”
July 4, 2010 – 3:29 pmOriginally from her album Whatever, here is Aimee Mann’s song “4th of July” as performed on the DVD Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse: H/T: Balloon Juice for reminding me of the song today. Your Thoughts?
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