Jürgen Habermas, en av vår tids största filosofer, somnade idag in, 96 år gammal. För oss som växte upp med Frankfurtskolan var Habermas mer än en akademiker. Han var en röst som sa att förnuftet inte behövde överges bara för att det hade missbrukats. Att samtalet mellan människor fortfarande kunde rädda demokratin. När det kändes […]
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A helpful intuition for understanding ‘collider bias’ — the spurious correlation induced when one controls for a common effect rather than a common cause — can be found in modern dating behaviour. In a population at large, it is reasonable to assume that attractiveness and personality are independent. Mean people are not necessarily attractive, nor […]
Traditionally, analysts use data on stopped individuals to study bias by computing the difference in violence rates between stopped minority and white civilians, while controlling for observable differences between these two sets of encounters. We term this the “naïve estimator” … However, without further assumptions, this quantity will have no causal interpretation so long as […]
A spacecraft crashes for mankind, lawmakers take gunmakers to court, broadband access gets broader, and a big state buys up bad debt.
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I was supposed to witness Sonny Burton’s execution by nitrogen gas. Instead, I saw him celebrate a stunning commutation.
The post In the Room Where Death Row Prisoners Say Final Goodbyes, He Learned He Would Live appeared first on The Intercept.
The government won on most of its charges, including convicting defendants for moving a box of radical zines.
The post Anti-ICE Protesters Convicted on Terrorism Charges for Wearing All Black appeared first on The Intercept.
By rallying behind process-based critiques, the Democrats are refusing to stand against the war on moral grounds.
The post Why Dems Keep Saying Trump Has “No Plan” Instead of Calling to End the War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.
Doctors who went to Gaza said Israel’s suspension of travel puts vulnerable patients at risk after years of genocide.
The post Israel’s Deadly Blockade Traps 7 U.S. Doctors in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.
Test your knowledge of the Iran war, entertainment monopolies, and other issues that really matter.
Check out the BBC's extended preview for the two newly-found "lost" Doctor Who episodes, "The Nightmare Begins" and "Devil's Planet."
My little horror movie review was introduced to prove a conception of antifa that — like many of the monsters we scream at in horror flicks — isn’t quite real.
The post I Wrote a Movie Review. Cops Took It From a Protester’s Home to Make the Case That He’s a Terrorist. appeared first on The Intercept.
Doctor Who Showrunner Russell T. Davies shared his excitement about two lost 1965 episodes being found and available to stream next month.
Cover art for the 1971 prog-rock LP “Fearless,” by British band Family features a distinctive, die-cut cover design depicting the five band members gradually morphing into a single entity combining features of them all. Tom Brigham, a high school student and friend of mine the year the LP was released, had not yet invented morphing […]
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Who is winning the war in Iran? For the first few days of the conflict — during which the United States and Israel rained hellfire down on residential blocks, military sites and civilian infrastructure, and assassinated key political figures including the Supreme Leader — few would have said Tehran. As the world’s most powerful militaries […]
Great news, Doctor Who fans! Two additional chapters in "The Daleks' Master Plan" have been found and are set for BBC iPlayer this April.
When Royal Mail workers hear about their job in the news these days, it tends to be only bad news. When poor delivery rates, collapsing service quality or Ofcom statements are reported with depressing regularity, the workforce are seeing what they’ve known for too long. But what helps even less is the response from Royal […]
What sound does a colour make? And what colour is a sound? An art class and a jazz trio embark on a journey to find out
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African philosophical values of harmony and vitality have much to offer our thinking about what we owe to ourselves
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Back in 2012 I wrote that American inventing drone technology was a self own. They’re easy to make, and over time everyone would learn how to do so. Iran has about 40K, according to most estimates. But that isn’t the key, the key is that they’re easy to make. Any boat builder or auto repair […]
