Most Important Taboo About Experts That They Keep Secret
Posted on10 Jul 2017
Tagsauthority, confession, Influence, subjective, uncertainty, experts, emotional triggers, expert witnesses, Secrets About Experts Series
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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, computer simulations, computers, confession, experience, history, Influence, quantify, The Atlantic, Velten Mood Induction Procedure, Michael Behar, wildfires
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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, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, process, reason, Robert Horselenberg, Saul Kassin, subconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth
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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
