Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Why Smart Can Be Stupid

Why Smart People Sometimes Do Dumb Things, Chased From The Courthouse, Boston Bombing Truthers Continue To Ask Questions, Crowd Loses Its Mind As Guy Throws 17 Perfect Darts In A Row, The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape, Confessions Of A Fixer, North Carolina's Marshmallow Crops Are In Trouble
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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TO ERR IS HUMAN
Why Smart People Sometimes Do Dumb Things
scientificamerican.com
Although most people recognize that IQ tests do not measure every important mental faculty, we behave as if they do. We have an implicit assumption that intelligence and rationality go together — or else why would we be so surprised when smart people do foolish things?
A SHOCKINGLY DIVERSE GROUP OF SKEPTICS
Chased From The Courthouse, Boston Bombing Truthers Continue To Ask Questions
boston.com
Interviewing the people who believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is innocent.
THIS IS THE NEW GAME FACE
Crowd Loses Its Mind As Guy Throws 17 Perfect Darts In A Row
digg.com
Who knew there was such an audience for professional dart throwing? Well, all of us now.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape
priceonomics.com
How a scrappy "misfit" engineer with no college education revolutionized the world of tape.
TELLING TALES OUT OF SCHOOL
Confessions Of A Fixer
chronicle.com
How one former coach perpetuated a cheating scheme that benefited hundreds of college athletes.
THEY DON'T GROW IN MARSHES
North Carolina's Marshmallow Crops Are In Trouble
digg.com
Too much rain wreaking havoc on Ben Yoken's marshmallow orchards and as harvest time comes near, business isn't looking good.
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KREMLIN'S CAPTIVES
Image: Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, 38, second right, and his brother Oleg Navalny, left, enter into the cage at a court in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is a leading foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been found guilty of fraud and given a suspended sentence of three and a half years.
Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, 38, second right, and his brother Oleg Navalny, left, enter into the cage at a court in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is a leading foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been found guilty of fraud and given a suspended sentence of three and a half years. Credit: AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin
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