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'''Our genes and culture | '''Our collective genes and culture have evolved in a world where information used to be scarce so any information was deemed important. The internet changed this, by creating an overabundance of information the data we receive is now of questionable authority. There is now too much to read for our information hungry brains yet, a lot of it is presented not on the basis of fact but on the basis of getting our attention. Wikipedia has tried to combat this issue by listing which sources are most reliable:'''[[File:News hierarchy.jpg|alt=News hierarchy|center|960x960px|News hierarchy]] | ||
[[File:Corporate owners-media.png|alt=Oligo|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. Oligopolies of media.]] | [[File:Corporate owners-media.png|alt=Oligo|thumb|'''Figure 2'''. Oligopolies of media.]] | ||
[[File:Weighting hierarchy.png|alt=Weighting hierarchy|thumb|'''Figure 3'''. Scientific weighting hierarchy.]] | [[File:Weighting hierarchy.png|alt=Weighting hierarchy|thumb|'''Figure 3'''. Scientific weighting hierarchy.]] | ||