Monthly Archives: January 2011

The New York Times readers generate hundreds of (smart) comments about Daryl Bem’s precognition paper.

Wow, the psi research field (led by Dean Radin et al.) is as hot as the Sun in Summer. When Science Goes Psychic @ The New York Times.

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Economists who had a better record at calling extreme events had a worse record in general.

“The analyst with the largest number as well as the highest proportion of accurate and extreme forecasts had, by far, the worst forecasting record.“

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Best Picture: The Social – [VIDEO]

CBS.

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Sarah Palin’s InTrade probabilistic probability… after the Tucson shooting – [PREDICTION MARKET CHART]

Via Joe.

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Both WikiLeaks and Sea Shepherd are at war. I support both of them. And you should too. – [VIDEO + PREDICTION MARKET CHART]

Wikileaks Reveals Sea Shepherd is a Serious Concern to Japan’s Illegal Whaling Operations. Magnifique:

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Too Late

General MacArthur: The history of the failure of war can almost be summed up in two words: too late. – Too late in comprehending the deadly purpose of a potential enemy. – Too late in realizing the mortal danger. – … Continue reading

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10 business models of 2010 – [PRESENTATION]

10 business models that rocked 2010 – by @nickdemey View more presentations from Board of Innovation (BOI).

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10 Questions for Elon Musk – [VIDEO]

Elon Musk of PayPal, Tesla Motors, Space X, etc.

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This guy invented the cell phone. Here’s how. – [VIDEO]

Motorola’s Martin Cooper is the developer of the 1st cell phone:

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Julian Assange to be indicted for a federal crime in the United States? – [VIDEO]

Ray McGovern, a former CIA agent, defends WikiLeaks’s Julian Assange:

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