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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Busting Assumptions - Africa -- I recently did a series of posts about busting assumptions, double-checking "facts", and generally being open to new information about what you know that you might really not. A TED Global conference earlier this year in Tanzania does this for the subject of Africa.
Think about what comes to your mind when you think of Africa, then watch this conference-opening presentation.Made me think about researching something like GAF for my IRA.
On Scrutiny of Information -- A bit of a theme this week, on givens, assumptions, beliefs and instincts...
"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way." -- Bertrand Russell, British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)
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