Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Other Groups Declines | Pew Research Center
“Experts” made lots of stupid claims throughout the pandemic. People began to notice and the result is a loss of confidence in science, generally.
Russia is cutting some access to Twitter and Facebook
Russia said to be restricting use or access to Twitter and has placed restrictions on use of Facebook.
The Unexpected Return of ‘Duck and Cover’
In the 1950s and 1960s, government technocrats held propaganda campaigns to convince us that to be safe in a nuclear attack, we just needed to “duck and cover” under our desks. Every elementary school student practiced this in monthly drills. But it was utterly useless. Its purpose was to pretend that we had control over something for which we actually had no control. It is similar to what just transpired during the pandemic – we were mandated to engage in actions that were utterly useless.
Russia censors Facebook, accusing FB of censoring official Russian media
Russia accuses FB of censoring official media outlets in Russia and has responded by restricting access to FB. Yesterday, I unfollowed/unsubscribed from about two dozen Russian social media content creators and instead added Ukrainian content creators.
How restaurants use music to manipulate your dining experience
Restaurants use an arsenal of manipulation techniques to encourage you to purchase higher profit items, and even to eat food faster so they can turn around the table to another customer, more quickly.