Highlights From Yet Another Week Of Afflictor

This week, we were reminded that the profane is just as vital as the sacred…

…and that everyone needs to stay sharp.

 

  • Neil Postman knew the mixed blessing of the media revolution.
  • David Carr looks at the true meaning of the selfie stick.
  • Elon Musk did an Ask Me Anything at Reddit.
  • David Siegel and other Obama scaremongers are doing quite well.
  • Geoengineering away climate change seems unlikely.
  • Other-Earths were in focus at the American Astronomical Society event.
  • A brief note from 1936 about a superman.