You Won't Believe The Effect The Internet's Having On Your Brain. Actually, You Will.

This first part of this video explores the disturbing effect the Internet has been having on our brain's ability to focus. I didn't get around to watching the second part, but it's probably more things like that about the brain and stuff. 

Is it legal to lie on the news?

This might sound like a dull question, but the answer is actually - YES!

Journalists working for Fox news tried to expose the dangers of Monsanto’s genetically modified milk, but they had to face both corporate giants and a flawed justice system.

The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves.
The position implies that First Amendment rights belong to the employers – in this case the five power media groups. And when convenient, the First Amendment becomes a broad shield to hide behind. Let’s not forget, however; the airwaves belong to the people. Is there no public interest left-while these media giants make their private fortunes using the public airwaves? Can corporations have the power to influence the media reporting, even at the expense of the truth? Apparently so.

In its six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communications Commission position against news distortion is only a "policy," not a promulgated law, rule, or regulation. Fox aired a report after the ruling saying it was "totally vindicated" by the verdict.

Source:  http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/11-the-media-can-legally-lie/
Source: http://www.ceasespin.org/ceasespin_blog/ceasespin_blogger_files/fox_news_gets_okay_to_misinform_public.htm

Mayan pyramid destroyed by road construction firm

One of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids was bulldozed by a construction company.  Even conservative archeologists date the pyramid to be at least 2,300 years old.  You might be wondering what reason they could have to destroy such ancient ceremonial center?  They needed the crushed stone so that it could be used as road fill. 

The head of the Belize Institute of Archaeology, Jaime Awe commented:

"It's a feeling of incredible disbelief because of the ignorance and the insensitivity … they were using this for road fill," Awe said. "It's like being punched in the stomach, it's just so horrendous."

"Just to realise that the ancient Maya acquired all this building material to erect these buildings, using nothing more than stone tools and quarried the stone, and carried this material on their heads, using tump lines," Awe said. "To think that today we have modern equipment, that you can go and excavate in a quarry anywhere, but that this company would completely disregard that and completely destroyed this building. Why can't these people just go and quarry somewhere that has no cultural significance? It's mind-boggling."

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/14/mayan-pyramid-bulldozed-road-construction