This is great - it's a post on iO9, and makes light of the ridiculous "vaccines cause autism" meme with a lovely graphical representation of what really "causes" autism. Correlation is not causation friends. Source: iO9, Redditor Jasonp55
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Political Cartoons from Lake Geneva
So I mentioned earlier that there was a display of political cartoons along Lake Geneva set up as an installation while I was there. This post is just a selection of the cartoons that I photographed while walking along the lake front (there were about 100 total): I would love to hear comments on these, … Continue reading Political Cartoons from Lake Geneva
New Media, Old Tactics: Humor and Ridicule in Political Protest
A friend of mine living in Cape Town forwarded a humorous advertisement for Nando’s Chicken, a restaurant chain based in South Africa. The advertisement carried the title “The Last Dictator Standing” and provided an enjoyable laugh, especially for those with some knowledge of African dictatorships: After watching, I started to think about the role that … Continue reading New Media, Old Tactics: Humor and Ridicule in Political Protest
Charles P. Martin-Shields 