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\"At the end of the day everybody is biased,\" says our guest,\nJohn Gable, founder CEO of AllSides. \"You're biased by what you\nknow. You're biased by what you know and you're biased by your\nentire human existence before then.\"

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AllSides is unique in how it covers the news - displaying\nstories on its front page - from different points of view. It urges\nreaders to \"engage in civil dialog and discover a deeper\nunderstanding of the issues.\"

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The left-hand column at AllSides has stories from\nliberal-leaning sites (New York Times, Huffington Post, Salon), the\nright column features conservative-leaning media coverage of the\nsame event (Fox News, The Blaze). The centrist column plays things\ndown the middle (USA Today, Christian Science Monitor).

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\"Part of what we do is help people understand that they are\nbiased as well,\" says John.

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With deep experience in technology and his former involvement in\npolitical campaigns, he understands how so many of live in a bubble\n- only listening to those we agree with. And why that's a threat to\nour democracy.

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Solutions:

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Take the \"do\nyou live in a bubble?\" quiz. 
\nLearn why left or right are not our \nonly political options. 
\nJohn Gable urges us to read Neil Postman's ground-breaking 1985\nbook, \"Amusing\nOurselves to Death.\" The book looks at the impact of television\nand mass entertainment on our perceptions of politics and\nculture.

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