Random links
- How DNA evidence creates victims of chance
- Crazy! - "The DNA analyst who testified in Smith's trial said the chances of the DNA coming from someone other than Jackson were 1 in 95,000. But both the prosecution and the analyst's supervisor said the odds were more like 1 in 47. A later review of the evidence suggested that the chances of the second person's DNA coming from someone other than Jackson were closer to 1 in 13, while a different statistical method said the chance of seeing this evidence if the DNA came from Jackson is only twice that of the chance of seeing it if it came from someone else."
- Video quality less important when you’re enjoying what you’re watching
- Hint to the movie industry: there's more to making a good movie than special effects.
- We're happier when busy but our instinct is for idleness
- "[S]ome airports hav[e] deliberately increased the walk to the luggage carousel so as to reduce the time passengers spend waiting idly for luggage to arrive."
- Mulling the impact of population decline
- "Enrollment projections suggest that the rate of increase in overall post-secondary enrollments in Canada is either headed for a serious leveling off or on a path of precipitous decline."
Comments
Sarennah
Mon, 2010-08-23 13:36
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Idleness/business
It's interesting - I read that article about what people would choose to do even if the outcome was the same. Thinking back to my own experience I'd prefer to walk to the luggage carousel then sit by it for 10 minutes -- but on the walk I get to look around at all the stores and see what is going on - it's not idle business in my mind but a chance to explore a little more.
David
Mon, 2010-08-23 16:03
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The walk is worse if you've
The walk is worse if you've got no checked baggage though.