Regular Dispatch 5: Keep your mind

Contemplating Julian Simon and the reverse Cassandra effect; facts and false beliefs; "news" media; and hope.

• The Doomslayer: Wired
• Simon–Ehrlich wager: Wikipedia
• The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphics Press
• The Right Stuff: selection testing clip — How long could you discuss a topic if you could only use facts for which you know the specific corroborating evidence?