Everything you know is wrong
by Russell Kick · first published 2002
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Presents documented evidence that contradicts consensus views about the pharmaceutical industry, laundered money, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, nuclear power plant safety, the massacre at Columbine, and other topics.
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Relatedly, a long, long time ago I found Allan Holub's PPT Everything You Know is Wrong quite good: http://ebookbrowse.com/everything-you-know-is-wrong-pdf-d281...
on “Tell, don't ask” ↗One interesting book I picked up a few years ago and dip in and out of from time to time seems of relevance here: Everything you know IS Wrong[1]... a somewhat hyperbolic title and read at the best of times, but it's always got me thinking at least. One of the articles (it's a collection of such by many authors) claimed that the caricature of…
on “What if everything you know is wrong?” ↗Everything You Know is Wrong was my introduction and I also highly recommend it. Absolutely chaotic, but for people who are patient it can be really good the first time through. After a few listens it's just plain incredible.
on “There's a Seeker Born Every Minute (2024)” ↗…"After a long losing streak while gambling, statistics says my luck should improve." True or false? It's false -- the above is called the "Gamber's Fallacy". More here: http://arachnoid.com/wrong/ ("Everything you know is Wrong")
on “It's a Fact: Opinions Are Not Facts” ↗…magic elixir: A big helping of common sense, a sprinkle of logical sounding but groundless assertions, and little bit of inflated accomplishments for a nice appeal to authority. Season it with a pinch of "everything you know is wrong!" then stir well and people will pay you $4.95 to read you extended-sales-pitch of a book and then $245/month to talk to you for an hour.