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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Memory
Via Freakanomics, memory is shockingly easy to alter: New research finds that it’s alarmingly easy to create false memories for people, even when they know an event didn’t happen. Psychologists Andrew Clark, Robert A. Nash, Gabrielle Fincham, and Giuliana Mazzoni conducted a three-stage experiment: In Session … Continue reading
The Last Best Chance
Lawrence Lessig is always pretty brilliant, and I was pretty convinced by his article below on the “Americans Elect” movement. We cannot afford this silence now. We can’t afford to wait. We must find a way to put [campaign finance … Continue reading
Hero
I just found out that a friend and classmate of mine was killed in Afghanistan a couple of days ago. He was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Platoon Commander and a damn fine person. I knew him as an NROTC midshipman, … Continue reading
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Thinking Like a Fokkusu
Interesting article about how thinking in a foreign language can help eliminate various cognitive biases: A series of experiments on more than 300 people from the U.S. and Korea found that thinking in a second language reduced deep-seated, misleading biases … Continue reading
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Tagged decision making, experiments, psychology, Thinking Like a Fox
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What Do Springtime Polls Tell Us: Practically Nothing
From the 538 Blog: Since Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign, essentially endingthe Republican primary contest, the starting positions for the general election have taken shape. About 10 national polls have been released: President Obama leads Mitt Romney 47.7 percent to 43.7 percent, … Continue reading
Prisoner’s Dilemma Solution
This video has been making the rounds, I first saw it on Bruce Schneier’s blog, and it’s an absolutely amazing (though non-repeatable) solution to the Prisoner’s Dilemma as presented on a British game show: The Original Game Setup That’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged Foxy links, Game Shows, Game Theory, Prisoner's Dilemma, Split or Stal, Videos
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Princess Cruises: Captain Wasn’t Notified of Distressed Boat
Last week I blogged about the two fisherman that perished at sea after a passing Princess Cruise liner failed to render assistance. Princess Cruises has come out with a statement: The Princess Cruise’s captain being accused of turning his back … Continue reading
Traveling Today
I’m back from a weekend visiting my soon-to-be law school, but have been traveling most of the day. New posts tomorrow.
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BBC’s Planet Earth Narrated by Children
In honor of Earth Day, a great idea well executed: Hat tip: The Atlantic
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Tagged Earth Day, Foxy links, Nature, Nature shows, Planet Earth, Videos
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