Fredagslesing #1 Anbefalte artikler



Noen spennende online-artikler fra siste uke. Jeg har begynt å bruke instapaper, men har desverre enda ikke forstått hvordan man deler direkte med blogger( eller om denne funksjonen overhode er tilgjengelig,)
Enough said. Her er noe spennende lesestoff fra den siste uken:

The Brain on Trial

Advances in brain science are calling into question the volition behind many criminal acts. A leading neuroscientist describes how the foundations of our criminal-justice system are beginning to crumble, and proposes a new way forward for law and order. The Atlantic
#neuroscience #the brain


Et forsigtigt 'fuck you!' til den voldelige normalitet

Judith Butler er en af de mest indflydelsesrige feministiske tænkere gennem de sidste 25 år. Hendes klassiker ’Gender Trouble’ er nu endelig udkommet på dansk. Selv afviser hun, at der er en rød tråd i hendes arbejde
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#Gender #Philiosophy # Judith Butler


How far should we trust health reporting?

If health-risk information in newspapers is routinely misleading, there are real-world consequences.
#health #journalism #Ben Goldacre


The world economy

Sticky patch or meltdown?

How politicians could carelessly turn a temporary softening of the global recovery into something worse  The economist 

#world economy #crisis


 

The power of faith

Irrational belief

A medley of aliens and conspiracy theories

The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies—How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths. By Michael Shermer. Times Books; 400 pages; $28. To be published in Britain in July; £19.99. Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk 
the economist 

#conspiracy theory #faith #book review






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