click-bait or legit news?: Contrary to popular belief, school bullies have higher self-esteem, social status and lower levels of depression. Drawing on research in economics, psychology and sociology, study shows how people select their own reality by deliberately avoiding information…
this week in climate chanage: 3/16/17
Defense Secretary (and only Trump appointee with wide (98%) bipartisan support says climate change already destabilizing the world. Monsanto manufactured scientific studies and used said studies to influence EPA, and other regulators. Worlds biggest fund manager threatens to oust company…
Agriculture and Sustainability
Midwestern farmers are taking on John Deere and Apple, for the right to repair equipment they have purchased. UN experts denounce the myth that pesticides are necessary to feed the world. Science Teachers are Teaching Climate Change, but not consistently…
Evaluating Sources and Confirmation Bias
It’s easy to believe a source credible when what is says conforms to your beliefs, but confirmation bias is dangerous. I’ve been taught that we all have bias, and the truth can only be shared/found if we transparently admit our…
Fake News and climate change: an object lesson
I scaned a page from my son’s National Geographic April 2017 about Fake News and how to spot it thought I need to rescan. I notice in the 2 biased examples I had students analyze, many were sucked in to…
Apply for JCCC scholarships !
The 2017-2018 JCCC Scholarship Application is available through the My Financial Aid tab in MyJCCC. The priority deadline is April 1, 2017, but departments, selective admission programs, clubs and/or organizations continue to award scholarships throughout the academic year. Some need-based…
Technology,Information rights and Agriculture
I believe when you buy a vehicle and assume responsibility for it, you should be able to fix it, or choose who fixes it. Unfortunately, in the case of iPhones and agricultural technology (seed and tractors – looking at you…
Academics getting political
Scientists react to political climate by running for office (CSM). Professor Smith Goes to Washington (The Atlantic). Registering professors with liberal bias (Inside Higher Ed). In my experience, faculty (or academics) are clever but independent. Organizing them can be like herding cats, but…
Evaluating sources: Bias in the news
Fight Fake news. Know who is reputable. imgur.com/gallery/iPLkz#kP4Yax1 – This is accurate.