China says Australia's new security pact with the UK and US could severely damage regional peace and intensify the arms race, and 70% of Australians over the age of 16 have now had their first COVID vaccine dose.
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Motivated Reasoning of Rock Stars May 17, 2021 3:00pm by Barry Ritholtz
Last week, I tweeted my disappointment a favorite singer/songwriter had gone off the deep end: Van Morrison, well known as an eccentric musical genius, suddenly began spewing conspiracy theories about Covid and Lockdowns (even veering into Anti-Semitism). Then he wrote a few songs about it. And then a few more. It was as if the 75-year old had spent the past year in Facebook conspiracy groups and Q-anon chats.
Fans were scathing about his demand for full-capacity audiences: “
This is madness. The science is real.” And another said, “
We love you, Van, but calling pandemic management protocols ‘pseudo-science’ is probably the dumbest and certainly the most dangerous idea you’ve ever put your name to.” The Los Angeles Times asked “
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Games People Play: CLE Levels Up With Learning Science
People learn better when they can interact meaningfully with the material – this is as true for CLE as it is in law school.
By
JC Kinnamon, Ph.D., Director, Research & Development - Practising Law Institute
on
December 9, 2020 at 2:50 PM
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Look back on your learning experiences as a lawyer-in-training. Did you retain more information by listening in a large lecture hall, or by practicing your skills in a smaller seminar or clinic?