2016-03-14 Current Events: John Oliver, student debt

Greg Malivuk
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John Oliver - “Last Week Tonight”
student debt = money students owe to pay back loans for studying
for-profit organization = an organization designed to be profitable
(non-profit or not-for-profit = an organization whose main goal is not profit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8pjd1QEA0c

https://consumerist.com/2014/09/08/john-oliver-on-for-profit-colleges-you-might-as-well-go-to-hogwarts/
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Comedy news shows:
Last Week Tonight
The Daily Show
The Nightly Show
Colbert Report (finished)
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https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/bad-reporting-about-uploading-memories/ - article about really bad science reporting

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” (= it’s probably not true)