BBC Newsnight article on the role of the UK government/military in promoting the scam bomb detectors. If the claims are true, I have no qualms in stating that those involved in promoting these devices are morally decrepit, incompetent and evil. Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – 2011
Interesting talk from Michael Shermer on “The pattern behind self-deception” and explains the concept of “agenticity”. http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_shermer_the_pattern_behind_self_deception.html (although I think that the lipstick segment at the end wasn’t needed and is just a distraction to the main ideas in the talk) Shermer goes on: Agenticity – The tendency to infuse patterns with meaning, intention, and [...]
The house of cards that the banks built on the endless cycle of increasing debt to fuel growth has collapsed. With the current economic crises, times are rough. Despite people working longer hours, working harder hours, businesses are going under. Jobs are being lost. However, with initiatives from the governments with their huge investments in aid [...]
