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The 22nd William Blum Lecture, Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
Author: Dr. Joseph Edwards
Issue: , 1981I needed a theme, and so I chose as my text, "Don't believe everything you hear." In many contexts this is advice no one needs - in buying a second-hand car or in reading the paper. There is no better test of this than to talk to a reporter and force yourself to read his article when it appears. It gets you in the pit of the stomach. Much the same feeling as when you discover you have reversed the car over the cat. The feeling passes ... the cat escapes, the article is soon forgotten. In fairness to the journalist, his needs are different from ours. He must capture attention. He has to meet his deadline. Hence his motto: "Don't get it right, get it written." So, don't believe everything you hear. Let us see how that applies in a technological context.
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