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Social construction and racism

Following my previous article, on unconscious bias, can we say that social constructionism, is itself socially constructed? If the claims social construction makes for itself are true, then the answer must be ‘yes’. Foisted on its own petard, indeed?   Nigel Pocock   What of this darling of so many […]

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What we might look like in the future

The colour of our skin will be darker, we will not have any hair on our bodies, we will have fewer teeth, our toes will disappear, and if the ‘computer generation’ continues not to use their brains to their maximum capacity, brainpower will also inevitably reduce.   Nicholas Valdes   […]

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Public opinion or identity atomised

One deceitful and yet successful strategy used by mass media to spread truths that do not exist is by putting words in the mouths of millions, whether these be words of demand, rejection, support or condemnation. Today this strategy is employed by ideologies that seek to encroach on liberties. But […]

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Covid and totalitarian temptations

The US psychologist Michelle Gelfand wrote in The Guardian (2.2.21) about different cultural responses to the pandemic.   Steve Latham   She suggests that “tight” societies, with high levels of adherence to rules, reacted better to Covid than loose” societies, which demonstrated weaker rule-keeping. This is part of her wider […]