Psychology

“Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided.” – Charles Curtis, Born Jan. 25, 1860. BIAS! PREJUDICE! Those are bad words, right? In general, in one’s personal interactions with other people you don’t necessarily want to APPLY bias and prejudices if you aim to be a fair and […]

“All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story… They are terrible people.” – Nina Bawden, Born Jan. 19, 1925. You ain’t no journalist. You ain’t no oracle. We are making shit up to manipulate people’s emotions, and thereby their behavior. That