Category: Prediction
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Unpredictable love. Unpredictable cosmos.
Here’s some heartbreaking news for people pinning their hopes on online matchmaking sites: It’s virtually impossible to forecast a love connection. Maybe that’s not so shocking to survivors of the dating wars. But now science is weighing in. Extensive background data on two individuals — comparable to that collected by digital dating services — can’t…
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Science and Astronomy. As in “Astrology”. No, really! Read the article!
We are not blank slates with regard to how susceptible we are to emerging strains of flu virus, researchers have discovered. These findings could provide relevant information for the development of a universal flu vaccine. Your birth year predicts - to a certain extent - how likely you are to get seriously ill or die…
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Goalkeepers, penalties, patterns, science...
Soccer goalkeepers routinely dive the wrong way because their minds presume trends that don’t exist, University College London scientists report July 31 in Current Biology. To make saves, many goalkeepers begin diving before the ball is hit, says coauthor Erman Misirlisoy, a cognitive neuroscientist. But their guesswork might be flawed,Misirlisoy and cognitive neuroscientist Patrick Haggard…
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ΙΧΘΥΣ. Fish extinction. Science as a Religion. Christianism as a... well, NOT a religion.
Scientists predict the extinction of salty water fish by 2048. (1) Like every new religion, science needs its doom prophecies. But Christianism did not predict doom. Like every new religion, science needs to scare people. But Christianism gave people hope by predicting the coming of Love. Like every knew religion, it needs to capitalize on…
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Pollution, deaths, "prediction models"...
Less pollution will lead to 2.2 million less deaths. (1) I wonder. What kind of "prediction model" was used for such a "prediction"? How stupid must some think we are? "Do that and N million lives will be saved". How would you grade such a "conclusion" if it was written by a student during exams?
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