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Australian Psychological Society “Disturbed” By Climate Denialist Group’s “Misleading” Newspaper Advert
Australian Psychological Society “Disturbed” By Climate Denialist Group’s “Misleading” Newspaper Advert Australia’s peak body representing psychologists has attacked a climate science denial group for a prominent advert taken out in a major national newspaper. The Australian Psychological Society (APS) says the advert from a little-known group “misuses psychology-based arguments” to “mislead the public” on the science of climate change. In a […]
The Soft Power Hoax
The Soft Power Hoax U.S. officials love the idea of “soft power,” a concept that applies non-violent means – from propaganda to culture – to induce foreign countries to conform to Washington’s wishes. But the arrogance of the approach has alienated, rather than attracted, many people around the world, writes Mike Lofgren. A recurrent buzz phrase […]
Energy, the repressed: Paging Dr. Freud
Energy, the repressed: Paging Dr. Freud Jeremy Rifkin announced the end of work in a book by that title in 1995. Today, we are once again being told that the end of work is nigh. The Atlantic Monthly tells us so in a piece entitled, “A World Without Work.” Automation and computer technology will bring unimaginable change and prosperity–and result in […]
Tales From the Bizzaro World
Tales From the Bizzaro World Back in the 1960s, DC Comics introduced a parallel Earth called Bizarro, where everything is inverted and everyone is insane. They even have their own wacky Superman, which ends up being a formidable foe of his sane counterpart in our world. Or not in our world perhaps. Some events make […]
Who’s Crazy Now? American Psychological Association Supported Torture “At Every Critical Juncture”
Who’s Crazy Now? American Psychological Association Supported Torture “At Every Critical Juncture” Like Nazi and Soviet Psychologists, American Psychologists Aided Abuse While most psychologists are good people, tyrannies have always deployed corrupt psychologists to punish dissenters, and label them “crazy”. The Nazi government substantially supported psychologists … many of whom, in turn, espoused extermination of the people they considered […]
How to Survive Anything in 3 Easy Steps
How to Survive Anything in 3 Easy Steps You can have enough food to ride out 15 years of Armageddon. You can have a fully stocked retreat or a bunker. You can have so much ammo stashed that your floorboards are groaning. You may have followed your favorite preparedness book’s guidelines to the letter, and thus have […]
John Arden: The Science Behind Emotional Resilience
John Arden: The Science Behind Emotional Resilience How we can better cope with adversity We often break the topic of “Resilience” down into 3 categories: financial, physical and emotional. The first two are much more tangible and more frequently and easily discussed. But it’s the last that likely matters most. No matter how large your […]
WAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
WAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Do you remember when you first woke up, that point when it all became frighteningly clear to you? I certainly don’t, and if rigorous honesty is employed I doubt you do as well. I make this statement with a high degree of certainty based not just upon my own […]
George Marshall’s DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change
George Marshall’s DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change Reviewed by Frank Kaminski That this book is categorized as psychology rather than environmental science is significant. It’s a measure of how intent the author and publisher are on distinguishing it from other books about climate change. The way […]
Study Suggests Conspiracy Theorists Are More Positive & Reasonable Compared To Conventional Thinkers | Collective-Evolution.
Study Suggests Conspiracy Theorists Are More Positive & Reasonable Compared To Conventional Thinkers | Collective-Evolution. A case study examining online commenting trends was performed by psychologists Michael J. Wood and Karen M. Douglas of the University of Kent that revealed so called “conspiracy theorists” are actually more reasonable & sensible than those who are considered conventionalists. […]
How To Be As Prepared On The Inside As On The Outside, by A.K. – SurvivalBlog.com
How To Be As Prepared On The Inside As On The Outside, by A.K. – SurvivalBlog.com. So, you have made your basement bomb-proof, installed solar panels, dug a well, and canned enough food to last ten years. You’ve engineered, on your own, a heating system that is not reliant on electricity, and you’ve rigged a […]
RESOURCE CRISIS: First, thou shalt not scare them
RESOURCE CRISIS: First, thou shalt not scare them. A fundamental tenet of scientists and climate concerned people is that “you must not scare people about the climate threat”. Sure: we all know that. It is reasonable, it makes sense, it is even obvious: if you say how bad you think the situation is, if you […]
Skyception – Chapter One | Two Ice Floes
Skyception – Chapter One | Two Ice Floes. Morpheus Chapter One The Levels of Deception and How Psychological Operations are Used Against Us When was the last time you looked up at the daytime sky and really examined it for several minutes? Does it seem different to you in some way, but you just are […]
