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Check Your Lenses

On January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.

What Changed Your Mind?

On December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 By stsampsonIn Musings2 Comments

The most important mind-changers aren't nuggets you'll note in a TED talk or even lessons you'll learn from a book. They're experiences that change who you are.

Does the Data Really Know?

On December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

We increasingly expect “the data” to guide us. But what do they really know?

Get to Know Your Sources

On March 24, 2018January 3, 2024 By stsampsonIn Musings5 Comments

In a world where information is everywhere, it's increasingly important to know who's feeding you what, why, and how.

What You’re Hearing Is Less than The Truth

On August 14, 2016November 20, 2017 By stsampsonIn Words, Words, WordsLeave a comment

But it isn't all a pack of lies, either.

(The Lack of) Truth in Advertising; Or, Why Honesty Is More Important than Accuracy

On May 15, 2016January 3, 2024 By stsampsonIn Words, Words, WordsLeave a comment

What I learned from watching a pharmaceutical ad with my daughter.

Why Are People So Easily Deceived?

On March 6, 2016 By stsampsonIn Musings3 Comments

After watching another week of election-year shenanigans, my teen-aged daughter asked me a pretty adult question: “why are so many people so easily deceived? She was thinking of a particular set of people on one side of the political spectrum, but I thought bigger. The hard truth, after all, is that we’re all susceptible to …

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