The Gell-Mann Amnesia effectReader comment on: Google Diversity Memo Submitted by Adam Wildavsky (United States), Aug 13, 2017 17:26 "Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong it actually presents the story backward—reversing cause and effect. I call these the "wet streets cause rain" stories. Paper's full of them. ― Michael Crichton Note: Comments are moderated by the editor and are subject to editing. The Future of Capitalism replies: Precisely captures it. Other reader comments on this item
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