Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo
Epic short film, Magical Caresses.
Journalism is a variety of public relations
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Reality testing: measuring the long term impact of journalism
When Margaret Wente was getting busted repeatedly for plagiarizing, her publisher, The Globe and Mail, more…
Archiving and curation
When we stare at paradoxes long enough, they can sometimes lose their mystery. When this happens…
Guidelines on using a pie chart
This is a question that comes up from time to time regarding knowledge transfer in reports…
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public…