You Can't Tell People Anything

Here's an interesting article from one of the old-timers in the tech industry on the troubles of communicating an idea called You Can't Tell People Anything.

Jersild og Spin

Det lærerige og underholdende politiske magasin Jersild og Spin er tilbage på DR2. Den seneste udsendelse kan desuden ses på programmets site.

ThrowawayyourTV - Full-Length Documentaries

ThrowawayyourTV is hosting this very impressive collection of full-length documentaries. Take advantage.

Retorik Magasinet

Jeg vil gerne slå et slag for det fremragende blad RetorikMagasinet. Du kan læse Weekendavisens rosende omtale af bladet her.

Lauren Hill Racist

I can't believe people believe this ****. Lauren Hill never said anything racist in any interview, MTV or otherwise. Seriously - if she did, it would be everywhere on the net. Here's a short article on the history of the rumor.

Please. Treat unsubstantiated facts as fiction.

"Claim: During an MTV interview singer Lauryn Hill said, "I would rather die/have my children starve than have a white person buy one of my albums."

Status: False.

Origins: In 1996 a caller to the Howard Stern show claimed Lauryn Hill of The Fugees made anti-white statements during an MTV interview, to the effect that she rather see her child starve than have a white kid buy her album."

Group Polarization

Interesting concept: Group polarization. Group polarization effects have been demonstrated to exaggerate the inclinations of group members after a discussion, especially when the group is biased.

Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff is one of a few heroes of mine. He did quite a masterpiece of a speak at the Reboot 4 conference here in Denmark, presenting his thoughts on media social psychology and history of ideas. It's a pleasure to watch. Lots of powerful input.

Helmet Social Psychology

This study from Bath University suggests wearing a helmet might make a collision more likely. Interesting.

The Century of the Self

I cannot recommend highly enough the documentary 4-part BBC series The Century of the Self. It tells the fascinating and scary story of the use of public relations as a means to public management. The quality of the video is low, but I think the content makes up for it.

Social Psychology Basics

I am still in the finishing chapters of Dr. George Boeree's Social Psychology Basics. Good one. Basically it's just a free textbook. If that turns you on, it's cool.

Selvrealisering

P1-magasinet Eksistens har lavet udsendelsen Selvrealisering. Udsendelsen ser kritisk på begrebet, og sætter lys på nogle interessante konsekvenser af selvudviklingstankegangen.

Propaganda Tactics and Fahrenheit 9/11

Seeing Fahrenheit 9/11 I was amazed by the overuse of psychological tricks. I felt the movie was a shameful example of propaganda at it's worse, which irritated me since I found Columbine to be a good documentary. In the article Propaganda Tactics and Fahrenheit 9/11 Dr. Kelton Rhoads uses the movie as a case study in propaganda. I recommend it highly.

Telefonfis

Radio ABC har fået et tip om, at Kasper har brændt og solgt et par CD'er. De ringer til ham, forklædt som Antipiratgruppen. Det kommer der denne her samtale ud af. Hør den!

Christian Kock i Dahls Duel

Dahls Duel på P1 handler denne gang om politisk retorik, og har titlen I politik gælder alle kneb. Professor i retorik Christian Kock fortæller bl.a. om tre meget almindelige retoriske tricks, som jeg er glad for at have lært at kende. Citat fra programmets hjemmeside:

"Den politiske debat i dagens Danmark er præget af monolog frem for reel politisk diskussion. Spin og medietække er en nødvendighed, når politikerne skal høres, ses og vælges.

Men har det ikke altid været sådan, og er politik i virkeligheden et spørgsmål om samtale. Og hvorfor skulle politikerne ikke bruge beskidte kneb, når nu vælgerne er ligeglade med, hvad der er sandt, og hvad der er løgn.

Henrik Dahl har professor Christian Kock i studiet til en diskussion om politisk kommunikation og grænsen mellem ædel retorik og kynisk manipulation."