Battling the B.S. — EXPLORE THE ATTIC

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THE WOMAN WHO SAYS 'NO' TO SCREENS

THE WOMAN WHO SAYS 'NO' TO SCREENS

An early champion of computers, Sherry Turkle was among the first to ask “what they are doing to us?”

BATTLING THE B.S., Battling the B.S., REBELSThe AtticApril 23, 2026Sherry Turkle, Alone Together, Smart phone addiction, AI critics, M.I.T., M.I.T. artificial intelligence Comments

"MR. URBAN LEGEND" AND THE LIES THAT BIND

"MR. URBAN LEGEND" AND THE LIES THAT BIND

When Jan Harold Brunvand heard the same stories from students, he began collecting “urban legends.” They are too much with us now.

Battling the B.S., BATTLING THE B.S.The AtticOctober 10, 2025Jan Harold Brunvand, Urban legends, The Vanishing Hitchiker, Immigrants eating pets, fake news, moral panics, BS, Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, Folklore, Modern folklore Comment

MILLION, BILLION -- WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

MILLION, BILLION -- WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

Decades ago, John Allen Paulos described the consequences of “innumeracy.” We failed that test. Now what?

BATTLING THE B.S., Battling the B.S., TEACHERS, teachers & healers, TEACHERS & HEALERSThe AtticMay 29, 2025Innumeracy, John Allen Paulos, Math literacy, Ignorance, American ignorance Comments

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND -- A ROAD TRIP REVIEW

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND -- A ROAD TRIP REVIEW

The Attic rides along with Yale historian Beverly Gage as she visits American history sites from sea to shining sea.

BOOK-ISH, Battling the B.S.The AtticMay 12, 2025Beverly Gage, This Land is Your Land book, American history road tripComment