“he contrasts two pivotal works of dystopian fiction: George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. In Orwell’s vision, he notes, we are crushed by a merciless oppression imposed by others, whereas in Huxley’s vision, we are seduced, sedated,… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share Image
“Humans run on emotion, assumption and impulse. We cant function on logic alone. But emotion assumption and impulse also allow us to weave cozy… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Speech itself, inevitable and unrelenting is the wind. It can dance like a zephyr. It can roar or shriek or wail. But it cant… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“What we're really dealing with is a mirror: an exalting degrading tedious and transcendent funhouse mirror of America. Media is a plural noun; We're… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Citizens may recoil from paying for the news, he noted, because they see it as a natural right. But in the absence of consumer… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“What do you think of yourself? What do you think of the world? They are riddles of the Sphinx and in some way or… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Objectivity works to repel the attacks of critics, like a kind of ethical pepper spray.” — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Many focus on what they perceive as a loss of some vital aspect of our humanity. To me, the sessence of being human is… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“as eminent political theorist Hannah Arendt saw back in 1951: “Would-be totalitarian rulers usually start their careers by boasting of their past crimes and… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Even if each of our realities is unique, our common cultures and environments ensure that we share some fundamental principles. That is what enables… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Suppose an individual believes something with his whole heart; suppose further that he has taken irrevocable actions because of it. Finally suppose he is… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“he contrasts two pivotal works of dystopian fiction: George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. In Orwell’s vision, he notes, we are… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“Worrying about offending people drags us back to the lowest common denominator Our enemies are not the digital bits that dance across our screens… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
“The big threat of photoshopification is not that we will believe documents and photos are fake. Its that we'll find it easier to disbelieve… — Brooke Gladstone Copy Share
