“So, any teacher who is interested in crap-detecting must acknowledge that one man\u2019s bullshit is another man\u2019s catechism. If you will keep in mind that I understand this perfectly well, I will venture to say what are some of the attitudes that both teachers and students would have to learn if they are to help each other to recognize everyone\u2019s bullshit, including their own. It seems to me one needs, first and foremost, to have a keen sense of the ridiculous.<\/em>” \u2013 Neil Postman, 1969<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This week, podcaster and part-time Senator Ted Cruz convened a Senate hearing to discuss how children were being harmed by the existence of screens. The timing of the clickbait generating hearing could not possibly have been an attempt to distract from the unreleased Epstein files, crypto crimes, war on Venezuela, healthcare cuts, insurance premium spikes, or threats to NATO. Nah, never.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is not the first time Congress has entered the fray, but the most recent hearing has gone viral due to a “neuroscientist” cosplaying as a doctor and comparing computers in a classroom to anthrax. That statement is disqualifying. I will not include a link because this nonsense does not deserve greater attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As I wrote decades ago<\/a>, the folks setting federal education policy, are rarely the best or brightest among us. In the video below, Seymour Papert and Alan Kay testified before a Congressional committee comprised of literal felons and kooks. Watch the video and read the transcript of their fearless and optimistic testimony here<\/a>. (Papert and Kay are worthy of your time. The others offer comic relief.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stager.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Neuroscientist.001-1024x576.png\")
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