During an interview here, the silver-haired interviewer (Joe Boyle?) asked Mark Regev a question about Israel's response to the kidnapping of one of its soldiers, and promptly interrupted the response, demanding facetiously to know how the conflict could possibly become any worse.
Regev supplied a clear explanation, but the question left me wondering if this is the first conflict the interviewer, or—more likely—his controller have ever seen.
Good grief, transparent bias is one thing, stupid questions are another.
As to the unfortunate soldier, Hamas has yet to take credit and crow its victory. No doubt they will wait until they are thoroughly defeated, and then try to use the poor lad as a bargaining chip.
(PS, Sadly, the soldier was killed during the attack and Hamas spoke the truth, for once.)
Friday, August 1, 2014
Elizabeth Loftus and False Testimony Syndrome
Any clinician who has observed a patient retrieve a genuine repressed memory is aware of the difference between the brain's handling of traumatic memories versus episodic memories that were not so ego-threatening as to require dissociative coping strategies.
"In "Remembering Dangerously," Loftus warns that "supposedly de-repressed" memories could "trivialize the genuine memories of abuse and increase the suffering of real victims who wish and deserve, more than anything else, just to be believed" (1995, p. 29)." source.
Unfortunately, Elizabeth Loftus, whose "research" induced her to testify against apparently real victims in favour of alleged perpetrators, did genuine victims much more harm than "supposedly de-repressed" memories.
"Learning of Loftus' article, in 1995, Hoult filed a professional ethics complaint against Loftus with the American Psychological Association ("APA") alleging that Loftus misrepresented the facts of Hoult v. Hoult in "Remembering Dangerously." Within a month of the filing of that complaint, and before the APA began its investigation, Loftus resigned from the APA by email. Her resignation revoked the organization's jurisdiction over the matter, thereby barring any investigation." Jennifer Hoult's critique of Loftus' article.
"In "Remembering Dangerously," Loftus warns that "supposedly de-repressed" memories could "trivialize the genuine memories of abuse and increase the suffering of real victims who wish and deserve, more than anything else, just to be believed" (1995, p. 29)." source.
Unfortunately, Elizabeth Loftus, whose "research" induced her to testify against apparently real victims in favour of alleged perpetrators, did genuine victims much more harm than "supposedly de-repressed" memories.
"Learning of Loftus' article, in 1995, Hoult filed a professional ethics complaint against Loftus with the American Psychological Association ("APA") alleging that Loftus misrepresented the facts of Hoult v. Hoult in "Remembering Dangerously." Within a month of the filing of that complaint, and before the APA began its investigation, Loftus resigned from the APA by email. Her resignation revoked the organization's jurisdiction over the matter, thereby barring any investigation." Jennifer Hoult's critique of Loftus' article.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Drugs, Lies, and Videotapes: Blob Blameaholic
Toronto’s mistakenly-elected mayor is an embarrassment—drunk
in office, smoking crack cocaine in videos, mixing with criminals, mismanaging the city’s affairs,
spouting blatant lies [contradictory statements cannot both be right], making
racist remarks, admitting to the sexual abuse of felines (don’t tell me you
missed the “I have plenty to eat at home” remark), making at least one false
accusation and passing it off as innuendo, exhibiting floridly homophobic
attitudes, displaying emotional immaturity, and spouting fallacies of logic.
Aided and abetted by his almost equally dysfunctional bully-guard brother, Rob
Ford is the laughing stock of the developed world.
Ah well, he did learn something after 2 months in rehab. He now blames everything on his “chronical disease”.
Ah well, he did learn something after 2 months in rehab. He now blames everything on his “chronical disease”.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Crafts - Medieval onward
Crafts - Medieval - Quill, Wheel, Potting, Weaponry
Crafts - Medieval - Quill, Wheel, Potting, Weaponry playlist contents.
Crafts - Medieval - Quill, Wheel, Potting, Weaponry playlist contents.
Cooking & Kitchens - Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Edwardian
Cooking & Kitchens - Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Edwardian
Cooking & Kitchens - Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Edwardian playlist contents.
BBC Farm Series - period recipes and cooking techniques from Tudor to WWII.
Kitchen section in "If Walls Could Talk" - Lucy Worsley.
Cooking & Kitchens - Medieval, Tudor, Georgian, Edwardian playlist contents.
BBC Farm Series - period recipes and cooking techniques from Tudor to WWII.
Kitchen section in "If Walls Could Talk" - Lucy Worsley.
Education, Language, Intelligence
Language Acquisition; Evolution of English:
Language Acquisition; Evolution of English playlist contents.
Education: Reading and Writings
Education: Reading and Writings playlist contents.
Mind Matters
Mind Matters playlist contents.
Education: Reading and Writings
Education: Reading and Writings playlist contents.
Mind Matters
Mind Matters playlist contents.
Earth - Natural History, Geology, Climate
Geology and History:
How Earth Made Us: How Earth made History - Professor Iain Stewart
Earth: The Power of the Planet (2007) - Professor Iain Stewart
Making Scotland's Landscape - Professor Iain Stewart
and more
Geology and History playlist contents.
Natural History - Europe, Geology, Climate, Life
Natural History - Europe, Geology, Climate, Life playlist contents.
How Earth Made Us: How Earth made History - Professor Iain Stewart
Earth: The Power of the Planet (2007) - Professor Iain Stewart
Making Scotland's Landscape - Professor Iain Stewart
and more
Geology and History playlist contents.
Natural History - Europe, Geology, Climate, Life
Natural History - Europe, Geology, Climate, Life playlist contents.
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