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Friday, September 26, 2008, 07:00 PM: Truthiness and Agnotology

Does the massive increase in communications, brought about by cable and satellite television, and, especially, the internet, help us find truth? Or does it help spread doubt, confusion, lies, mythology, crackpot conspiracy theories, and the like? As internet bandwidth continues its upward spiral into the future, what should we expect in the future?

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Is The Simpsons still subversive?

"I will not instigate revolution." That's what Bart has to write out repeatedly in an early episode of The Simpsons, which traditionally begins with him chalking up punishment lines on the class blackboard. But is Bart still a rebel, or nowadays would he write instead "I must not uphold family values"? "It's hard to be Che Guevara forever. Inevitably success makes you part of the establishment."

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