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One of the themes of our Age of Ethics is knowing what we believe. Usually, this thing we call belief operates just a shade below what we jokingly think of as ‘full awareness’. Belief has a way of lurking in the denial zone, where we can pretend we don’t need to take responsibility for it. Borasisi brings the issue to the surface in a kind of mythic world where Sagittarius and Pisces intersect and really push us to pay attention to this awesome power of belief that we tend to use so casually.<\/p>\n
As you listen, remember that Vonnegut’s novel is an allegory not just for science but also for its ultimate indiscretion: the atomic bomb. Dioxin, PCBs, plasticizers and genetically modified organisms definitely count — but the real Ice Nine is the bomb.<\/p>\n
But wait — there is another. <\/p>\n
PS, I have a factcheck<\/strong>: in the audio I say how Vonnegut was a PR guy and spokesman for GE — facts now in hand say he worked in PR as a kind of researcher\/storyteller about science, which cast GE in a positive light. More on that next week.<\/p>\n
The old player is in its usual location<\/strong><\/a>. The new player is the nifty gray icon below. Enjoy.<\/p>\n
Yours & truly,<\/p>\n
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