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8: Get Off the Cocaine Pellet Dispenser: Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

Made You Think

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Exploring the Themes of Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984

A discussion on the relevance of Brave New World today, comparing the use of soma in the novel to the influence of television in our modern culture. They also explore the concept of information processing and how the medium affects understanding.

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