Category Archives: Sharing

Post hoc ergo propter hoc Logicians like to speak in Latin, so they describe the logical fallacy of mistaking correlation for consequence as Post hoc ergo propter hoc (or, in English, “after this, therefore because of this”). The example I … Continue reading →

These? Doing this? Or these? Doing this? Straight to the Video or Link to the Upworthy Story

Ariana Grande is amazing (and apparently as blind as a mole). Jimmy Fallon is the perfect host for making guests feel wonderful. This one ends with an “I Can’t Feel My Face”-off.

If you’ve seen the Farrelly Brothers’ movie, Stuck on You, you’ll remember, at the end of the film, Greg Kinnear’s performance of this idiosyncratic version of Summertime during a stage production of Bonnie and Clyde (with Meryl Streep as Bonnie, … Continue reading →

Copy to come. http://www.rowan.edu/home/business/rowan-university-idea-challenge

Former student John Gross recommended this. I always take his advice. 🙂   He also suggests their entire album, Evil Friends. Thank you, John. Arresting visuals:  

Persuading with Pictures The video about unequal wealth distribution in the US is a good example of the value of numbers, and more vividly, the power of visuals, to simplify and convey a complex message. WARNING: The numbers are disturbing.