UnSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation
Jackson, Brooks.
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Includes index. Introduction : A world of spin -- From snake oil to emu oil -- A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- Facts can save your life -- The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun.
Too big to know : rethinking knowledge now that the facts aren't the facts, experts are everywhere, and the smartest person in the room is the room
Weinberger, David, 1950-
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We used to know how to know. We got our answers from books or experts. We'd nail down the facts and move on. But in the Internet age, knowledge has moved onto networks. There's more knowledge than ever, of course, but it's different. Topics have no boundaries, and nobody agrees on anything. Yet this is the greatest time in history to be a knowledge seeker, if you know how. In Too Big to Know, Internet philosopher David Weinberger shows how business, science, education, and the government are learning to use networked knowledge to understand more than ever and to make smarter decisions than they could when they had to rely on mere books and experts. This groundbreaking book shakes the foundations of our concept of knowledge -- from the role of facts to the value of books and the authority of experts -- providing a compelling vision of the future of knowledge in a connected world. - Publisher.
Post-truth
McIntyre, Lee C.,
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"Are we living in a post-truth world, where "alternative facts" replace actual facts and feelings have more weight than evidence? How did we get here? In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of "fake news," from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into information silos. What, exactly, is post-truth? Is it wishful thinking, political spin, mass delusion, bold-faced lying? McIntyre analyzes recent examples--claims about inauguration crowd size, crime statistics, and the popular vote--and finds that post-truth is an assertion of ideological supremacy by which its practitioners try to compel someone to believe something regardless of the evidence. Yet post-truth didn't begin with the 2016 election; the denial of scientific facts about smoking, evolution, vaccines, and climate change offers a road map for more widespread fact denial. Add to this the wired-in cognitive biases that make us feel that our conclusions are based on good reasoning even when they are not, the decline of traditional media and the rise of social media, and the emergence of fake news as a political tool, and we have the ideal conditions for post-truth. McIntyre also argues provocatively that the right wing borrowed from postmodernism--specifically, the idea that there is no such thing as objective truth--in its attacks on science and facts. McIntyre argues that we can fight post-truth, and that the first step in fighting post-truth is to understand it"--
Uvalde's darkest hour
Garnett, Craig,
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Includes index. Sounds of Emergency -- The "Mexican School" -- Celebration -- Into Darkness -- 552 Diaz Street -- "Shut It Down" -- 77 Minutes -- "Let Us Go In" -- Asylum -- Medical Emergency -- Reunification -- Job from Hell -- Notification -- Invasion -- "It Could Have Been Worse" -- "Make It Black" -- "Look What They Did" -- Outpouring -- Never-Ending Funeral -- "Fire the Cowards" -- Advocating for Angels -- A Monumental Project -- Failure Becomes Official -- Goodbye, Chief(s) -- Back to School -- A Widening Divide -- Día de los Muertos -- Vote Him Out -- Survivors -- Happy Birthday -- Banking on Grief -- Twenty-One for Twenty-One -- More Bitter than Sweet -- "Where Is the Empathy?" -- Where to from Here?. "When the police scanner announced an active shooter at Robb Elementary on May 24, 2022, Uvalde Leader-News staff writers held their collective breath. In those confusing and terrifying moments, these journalists embarked on coverage that no community newspaper should ever have to undertake. Among that five-person staff was Kimberly Rubio, whose 10-year-old daughter Lexi was killed in her classroom along with 18 classmates and two teachers. The trauma of that loss and the second tragedy-the 77 minutes that law enforcement waited to rescue children from an 18-year-old mass murderer-shattered faith in the community's most trusted institutions. Craig Garnett, owner and publisher of the Uvalde Leader-News, has compiled first-hand accounts that follow the community's halting steps toward healing and Kimberly Rubio's simultaneous plunge into activism. This chilling story, told with both clear-eyed journalistic integrity and gripping emotional intensity, chronicles the horrific chain of events, introduces readers to the principal actors, and relates the aftermath as the community tries to heal, to make sense of the incomprehensible, and to seek meaningful change on the local and state level. As readers follow this journey, there will be moments when the sheer tragedy may cause them to put the book aside. But the people whose lives are revealed here have no such luxury. This is their story"--
Slow productivity : the lost art of accomplishment without burnout
Newport, Cal,
a
Part 1: foundations -- The rise and fall of pseudo-productivity -- A slower alternative -- Part 2: principles -- Do fewer things -- Work at a natural pace -- Obsess over quality. "The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to transform modern jobs. Drawing from research on the habits and mindsets of a varied cast of thinkers from Galileo and Isaac Newton to Jane Austen and Georgia O'Keefe, Newport lays out the key principles of "slow productivity" and provides step-by-step advice for workers to replace the standard notion of productivity with a slower, more humane alternative"--
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Canada's state police : 150 years of the RCMP
Marquis, Greg.
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Family violence : a Canadian introduction
Momirov, Julianne.
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Order of authors' names reversed on 1st ed.
"The definitive book on a growing social problem"--Cover.
Big Black stand at Attica : four days in 1971 changed the course of American history
Smith, Frank, 1933-2004,
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Chiefly illustrations. Introduction -- The 15 Practical Proposals of rebelling Attica Prisoners -- Plantation to plantation! September 13, 1971 -- The uprising -- Manifesto! -- D.M.Z. (Dead Man Zone) -- Massacre at Attica! -- The aftermath -- Who died at Attica, we will not forget -- Bibliography -- We owe a lot of thanks to a lot of incredible people who lived and died for the cause. We honor them here -- About the authors. "In the summer of 1971, New York's Attica State Prison is a symbol of everything broken in America -- abused prisoners, rampant racism and a blind eye turned towards the injustices perpetrated against the powerless. But when the guards at Attica overreact to a minor incident, the prisoners decide they've had enough and revolt -- taking their jailers hostage and making demands for humane conditions. Frank "Big Black" Smith finds himself at the center of this uprising, struggling to protect hostages, prisoners and negotiators alike. But when the only avenue for justice seems to be negotiating with ambitious Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Big Black soon discovers there may be no hope in finding a peaceful resolution for the prisoners in Attica. This is an unflinching look at the price of standing up to injustice in what remains one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American history." -- Page [4] of cover.
The antidote : happiness for people who can't stand positive thinking
Burkeman, Oliver.
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Blood in the water : the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy
Thompson, Heather Ann, 1963-,
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An account of the infamous 1971 Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice draws on previously unreleased information while detailing how the event has influenced civil rights practices in the criminal justice system.
Policing the open road : how cars transformed American freedom
Seo, Sarah A., 1980-
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A mystery of traffic -- From lumbering foot patrolmen to motor-mounted policemen -- The automotive Fourth Amendment -- It could happen to you -- The right to privacy in public -- The Fourth Amendment tool in criminal patrol. Policing the Open Road examines how the rise of the car, that symbol of American personal freedom, inadvertently led to ever more intrusive policing--with disastrous consequences for racial equality in our criminal justice system. When Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the automobile transformed American freedom in radical ways, leading us to accept--and expect--pervasive police power. As Policing the Open Road makes clear, this expectation has had far-reaching political and legal consequences.--
Understanding police interrogation : confessions and consequences
Woody, William Douglas,
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Historical developments in policing and the practice of interrogation : the emergence of civilian policing -- The current nature of police interrogation -- Deception as an interrogation tactic -- False confessions and their causes -- Costs and consequences of deception, coercion, and false confessions -- Expert testimony -- Safeguards.