Astral Codex Ten

BBC

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BBC

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BBC is a recurring organization in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 12 times across 12 issues between May 28, 2021 and April 09, 2024. The archive places it in contexts such as “in 2001 the BBC in search of new reality television commissioned a repeat”; “I watched this BBC video on Nigerian megachurches”; “the same story, with the same doctor’s testimony, got picked up by … the BBC”. It most often appears alongside Scott, Wikipedia, Brazil.

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  • Category: Organizations
  • Mention count: 12
  • Issue count: 12
  • First seen: May 28, 2021
  • Last seen: April 09, 2024

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Source Context

Recovered passages from the original issue text. When the raw archive preserved outbound links inside the source passage, they are listed directly under the quote.

Your Book Review: Humankind
May 28, 2021 · Original source
...el when dressed in a uniform and given a position of power. For years no one replicated the experiment - given the results first time round it was thought unethical, but in 2001 the BBC in search of new reality television commissioned a repeat (turns out reality television runs to different ethics than the average psychology department). Now unlike normal reality TV they didn't bother manipulating the particip...
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August 02, 2021 · Original source
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Too Good To Check: A Play In Three Acts
September 06, 2021 · Original source
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Highlights From The Comments On Ivermectin
November 23, 2021 · Original source
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Ancient Plagues
December 15, 2021 · Original source
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June 28, 2022 · Original source
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Links For June
July 01, 2022 · Original source
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Highlights From The Comments On The Central Valley
October 13, 2022 · Original source
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Book Review: The Geography Of Madness
February 22, 2023 · Original source
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Highlights From The Comments On Social Model Of Disability
July 25, 2023 · Original source
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Your Book Review: On the Marble Cliffs
July 28, 2023 · Original source
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Highlights From The Comments On The Lab Leak Debate
April 09, 2024 · Original source
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