President Obama was photographed smiling and shaking hands with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela at the Summit of the America’s. The incident has drawn criticism for Obama, specifically that his behavior with Chavez endangers America’s prestige. The crux of the critique is that we can’t be seen as soft, while providing Chavez with political leverage [...]
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Study Supports Expert Bias
Posted in Business, Logic, Philosophy, Science, tagged Expert Bias, Nicholas Nassim Taleb, Stock Market on April 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ne of the more common logical mistakes we make is to turn to the expert bias, also known as the logical fallacy arguing from authority. The logical error is committed by espousing expert credentials for sound logic, in order to make a logical argument. A logical argument is founded on logic alone. No amount of [...]
Second Life: Relationships In Hyper Speed
Posted in Psychology, Relationships, Video Games on April 1, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Anyone familiar with the game Second Life will agree that it is equally part intriguing and equally part mind numbing. On on hand, Second Life exists as an endless journey of the imagination where whatever the mind can fathom, can be created with enough hard work and patience. Yet, on the converse side, and for [...]
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