Persuasive-messaging
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Persuasive Messaging

The ‘Science’ of Manipulation We’re all well aware of the term ‘persuasive messaging’, or at least we should be, and that it is heavily used in marketing tactics. We’ve all been manipulated by it at some point, sometimes knowingly but at other times unknowingly. Let’s face it, it’s a part of every day life. I…

Search-for-the-Truth
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In Search of the Truth

When seeking the truth we turn to science, because science is based on facts and therefore should always be right; isn’t it? Well, yes and no. What exactly is science? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, science is, “(knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching,…

Facebooks-role-in-brexit

Facebook’s role in Brexit — and the threat to democracy

The video below was published on 10th June 2019, but I have only just seen and watched it for the first time. It’s in the news again as the journalist, Carole Cadwalladr, will appear in court in London Friday 14th January 2022 to defend herself against an accusation of defamation brought by Arron Banks, the…