I want to establish a weekly series on this blog called “What’s Making Me Happy This Week,” lifted from everyone’s favorite segment on the best pop culture podcast. But somehow, despite the okay week I’ve had and the sunshine outside, it seems wrong to publish a column called “something something happy” today. You know, with the …
Tag Archives: This American Life
Serial
It’s really entertaining as a longtime listener of This American Life to see how many people seem to be confused that Serial is more about a story and storytelling than cold hard journalism and conclusion-driven investigation. Additionally, I’m pretty sure Sarah Koenig and the TAL producers are quite surprised by how big the spin-off is.
Ira Glass … has said that “the power of anecdote is so great that it has a momentum in and of itself.” He contends, “no matter how boring the facts are,” with a well-told story, “you feel inherently as if you are on a train that has a destination.” Your Brain on Story Complement with …
The Toxicity of Tylenol/Paracetamol
This weeks episode of This American Life reminds us of the dangers of the common pain/fever reliever Tylenol, or rather of the active ingredient acetaminophen, Paracetamol in Germany/Europe. The problem is that it is well-tolerated at small/the recommended doses (1000 mg per single dose/4000 mg daily) but is gets possibly fatally toxic (especially liver toxic) …
CLARITY AND CHAOS 