302: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Or Is It?

<p>Learn about the "Mean World Syndrome" and how the world is actually safer than you think.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Topics: Mean World Syndrome, George Gerbner, Logical Fallacies, Aristotle, Serial Killer's Apprentice</p> <p><br></p> <p>Further reading:</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_world_syndrome">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_world_syndrome</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gerbner">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gerbner</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-0E4qHqZ5o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-0E4qHqZ5o</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacy</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/the-rise-of-mean-world-syndrome-in-social-media/article21481089/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/the-rise-of-mean-world-syndrome-in-social-media/article21481089/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/oscars-la-la-land-moonlight-arab-muslim-actor-audition-terrorist-i-am-done-a7595261.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/oscars-la-la-land-moonlight-arab-muslim-actor-audition-terrorist-i-am-done-a7595261.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/gun_bullets_knives_pulled_from.html">https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/gun_bullets_knives_pulled_from.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/05/the-man-who-counts-the-killings/376850/">https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/05/the-man-who-counts-the-killings/376850/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/obituaries/george-gerbner-86-researcher-who-studied-violence-on-tv-is-dead.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/obituaries/george-gerbner-86-researcher-who-studied-violence-on-tv-is-dead.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-murder-rate-hit-new-low-in-2018-11546559793">https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-murder-rate-hit-new-low-in-2018-11546559793</a></p> <p