Category: Illogical
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Law. Surveillance. Dehumanization.
Nine years ago, federal agents stuck a location tracker on a nightclub owner's car without a warrant. The agents thought their suspect might be dealing drugs, and four weeks of GPS data ultimately proved them right. He countered that the prolonged tracking had violated his privacy, and therefore his constitutional rights. The case fell apart…
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Schizophrenia. Voices. Being "logical".
Scientists have identified problems in a connection between brain structures that may predispose individuals to hearing the 'voices' that are a common symptom of schizophrenia. Researchers linked the problem to a gene deletion. This leads to changes in brain chemistry that reduce the flow of information between two brain structures involved in processing auditory information.…
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(-1) times (-1) does not equal 1?
Why a negative times a negative should be a positive? (1) Is the enemy of my enemy my friend? Take a look at the following string of equations: –1 × 3 = –3 –1 × 2 = –2 –1 × 1 = –1 –1 × 0 = 0 –1 × –1 = ? Now look…
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Logical addicts...
Addicts are not so irrational as we expect them… (1) It could go the other way around: non-addicts are not so… rational as we think they are.
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