Milicent Cranor

1 week ago | whowhatwhy.org | Milicent Cranor

Their lies gush forth like oil from an uncapped well, polluting the entire country. Grim EntertainmentEveryone knows that politicians lie, but not enough attention is paid to their specific techniques for fooling people, or how well they do it. After all, lying is considered an art form, and one should, in the great critical tradition, rate the liar’s performance. In this paper, I concentrate on right-wing liars.

Aug 28, 2024 | whowhatwhy.org | Milicent Cranor

A quaint tale of manipulators being manipulated. At a time when much of the American public seems more ignorant than ever, the tools of deception have become more sophisticated than ever. We live in an age of scams that trick the senses. Photos can be altered, films and videos can be manipulated to an exquisite degree of realism. Malware can add images of nonexistent cancerous lymph nodes to CT scans.

Dec 30, 2023 | whowhatwhy.org | Milicent Cranor

A glittering collection of quotes on the elusive nature of time by a wide variety of thinkers, from William Shakespeare to Lenny Bruce. As 2023 slides into 2024, we pause for a moment to ponder this mysterious thing called time. You can’t hold it in your hand. You can’t stop it, slow it down, or speed it up. You can’t see it any more than you can see the wind. But you can see its effects.

Jun 11, 2023 | whowhatwhy.org | Russ Baker |John R. Platt |Milicent Cranor

May 11, 2023 | whowhatwhy.org | Milicent Cranor