Loch Ness, Hume & Trump

Oct 30

Written By Mitchell Stephens

A two minute video on: Loch Ness, Donald Trump and the philosopher David Hume’s test for distinguishing truth from superstition and lies.

Filmed in Scotland.

More “idea videos” on this site by Mitchell Stephens:

“The End of Going Out”

“Thinking About Thinking”

“Wish I Didn’t Know Now…”

“Awe: A Total Eclipse of the Sun”

“Nothings: An Appreciation”

“I Am Not an Asshole”

“Reversing Time”

When the News Comes at You Too Fast

History’s Most Notorious Liars

On Being Dragged to a Concert

No! American Journalism Has Not Gotten Worse

The High Road

Americans, Please!

Mitchell Stephens

Mitchell Stephens, one of the editors of this site, is the author of nine books, including the rise of the image the fall of the word, A History of News, Imagine There’s No Heaven: How Atheism Helped Create the Modern World, Beyond News: The Future of Journalism, and The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th Century Journalism. He is a professor emeritus of Journalism at New York University, lives in New York City and spends a lot of time traveling and fiddling with video.

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