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Author Archives: George Beam
The Power of Language
Language is powerful; it hems us in. We can’t say or think anything that’s not a word or concept within our language. As I pointed out in a previous post, that’s the power of language; it keeps us from “thinking … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy
Tagged accept reality, Grant Farred, language, power of language, Slavoj Zizek, think outside the box
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How Green Is My EV?
Updated March 32, 2023 As I’ve suspected, it takes a lot of carbon to produce an EV. Benjamin Svetkey agrees. He writes in The Wrap: “some reports suggest that the huge amounts of carbon released in manufacturing its [Tesla’s] lithium batteries means … Continue reading
Posted in consumption
Tagged carbon footprint, environment, EVs, green production, reduced consumption, sustainable production
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The Truth about Donald Trump and Other Notable Liars: Post-Truth as Enhanced Expression
Updated April 14, 2023 Our post-truth situation began around 2016 during the US’s presidential election and the UK’s European referendum (Brexit). That’s when a large minority of top-level public officials, their appointees, and followers used the Internet and attendant hard- … Continue reading
Respondents Make Answers to Sensitive Question Unreliable
One of the numerous ways respondents make answers unreliable is that they skew their responses to the extent they consider question topics sensitive. The greater the sensitivity of topics, the greater the effects on rates of response and on reports of … Continue reading
Our Environment Has Us Boxed In–and What to Do about It
In a previous post, We Can’t Think Outside the Box—and What to Do about It, I discussed how we’re boxed in by our language and can’t think of anything that isn’t already designated by that language. Auguste Comte (1798-1857) furthers my point … Continue reading
Centrality of Code
Code is central to life in the Internet+ Age. The Internet, itself, is built out of code (e.g., the principal protocols/codes known as TCP/IP and DNS). Moreover, everything on the Internet, all of the information on it, all of its content, is made … Continue reading
“America’s Greatest Philosopher, Charles Sanders Peirce”
Updated January 25, 2022 George Gilder, in his book, Life after Google: The Fall of Big Data and the Rise of the Blockchain Economy, p. 104, says Charles Sanders Peirce is America’s greatest philosopher. Here’s the context (pp. 104-05) in which … Continue reading
Posted in Internet+ Age
Tagged artificial intelligence, Charles Sanders Peirce, machine learning, semiotics
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Respondents’ Interest in Question Topics Make Answers Unreliable
Updated February 17, 2022 The interest respondents have in question topics is one of the many ways they make answers unreliable. Those who appear to be interested in a topic respond at higher rates and provide different answers than those who, … Continue reading
Respondents Make Answers Unreliable by Skewing Them to Correspond to Commonly Held Values and Norms
Updated February 17, 2022 One of the many ways respondents make answers unreliable is they skew their answers, regardless of question topic, to correspond to commonly held social and organizational values and norms. When asked about their behavior (objective phenomena), respondents say … Continue reading
One Reason Respondents Make Answers Unreliable Is They Don’t Have Relevant and Correct Information
Updated December 21, 2021 One of the many ways respondents make answers unreliable is that many don’t have relevant and correct information. Rather than admit ignorance, the tendency is to guess. Others devoid of appropriate information, but thinking otherwise, give answers that may … Continue reading
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