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Bruce Schneier takes apart a former head of the TSA in a public debate about airport security. A must-read.

Bruce Schneier takes apart a former head of the TSA in a public debate about airport security. A must-read. https://www.economist.com/debate/days/view/820

And Cameron's back from the deeps...

And Cameron's back from the deeps... Congratulations! http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-26/james-cameron-reaches-bottom-of-pacific/3912486

Cameron's made it!

Cameron's made it! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17503395

It really gets very surreal very quickly!

It really gets very surreal very quickly! Originally shared by Alicia Smith Anybody else do this? I really enjoy it. http://www.thesentencegame.com/index.php http://www.thesentencegame.com/index.php

A news report heard on the radio this morning made me particularly angry. Here is why.

A news report heard on the radio this morning made me particularly angry. Here is why. http://rdmasters.livejournal.com/46630.html

This is simply brilliant! Sort of a reverse exo-skeleton on wheels.

This is simply brilliant! Sort of a reverse exo-skeleton on wheels. http://gizmodo.com/5894489/segway+style-device-for-paraplegics-puts-wheelchairs-to-shame

I think we in Australia could have a lot to learn from this, too.

I think we in Australia could have a lot to learn from this, too. Originally shared by Cynthia Kelly Finland's Revolutionary Education System turned them into #1 in the world Read more here: http://bit.ly/steoRz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlOfZL_J5fo

From the comments: "If the package is suspicious, it should do the reporting."

From the comments: "If the package is suspicious, it should do the reporting." And that is good advice. http://www.gocomics.com/fminus/2012/02/08

What I did on my Holidays...

What I did on my Holidays... http://rdmasters.livejournal.com/46498.html

And this goes a long way towards explaining much of the current political climate.

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And this goes a long way towards explaining much of the current political climate. Originally shared by Ethan Siegel You've probably heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect: people who are incompetent at something lack the skills to successfully evaluate the fact that they are incompetent. This results in people who know almost nothing about a particular topic who are willing to opine at length, argue with experts, and declare -- incorrectly -- that they are right and you are an idiot. Look what I've unearthed: the original graph from the original Dunning-Kruger paper! Note how the actually competent people somewhat lowball their own ability while the incompetent grossly overestimate it. And that's your image of the day.