Most Important Taboo About Experts That They Keep Secret
Posted on10 Jul 2017
TagsSecrets About Experts Series, expert witnesses, emotional triggers, experts, uncertainty, subjective, Influence, confession, authority
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The most important taboo about experts is that determining them is subjective. No objective standards exist. Keeping this secret protects and extends... Read More
Wildfires, Computer Models and Sophisticated GIGO
Posted on03 Jan 2013
Tagsanchoring, wildfires, Michael Behar, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, The Atlantic, quantify, Influence, history, experience, confession, computers, computer simulations
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Early on, I learned about GIGO, Garbage In Garbage Out. Translated, if you don’t input good data into the computer don’t expect... Read More
People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagsconfession, conscious, people, truth, The Economist, technology, subjective, subconscious, Saul Kassin, Robert Horselenberg, reason, process, Maastricht University, logic, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Jennifer Perillo, intuition, interrogations, Innocence Project, free will
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More
