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A college having to close up shop because of its sports program is the tail beating the dog to death. They are supposed to be in the education business, not the entertainment business. But Trump wants to close the department of education so you...

We're getting off topic, thanks to NoParty. But to put this nonsense to bed - there's a thing called the "Flutie Effect". There have been books written about this stuff and many studies. Here's one: Harvard Business School study...

Today's episode is brought to you by the letters "C" and "B". Can you say, "Confirmation Bias" boys and girls? I knew you could. (My apologies to the late Mr Rogers)

But bluffing at what? In poker, and maybe politics, a bluff means convincing your opponent you might have a better hand than they do. Thus, hoping your opponent will do what you want, like fold and leave the game. If, as he says: ...what I...

Agreed. I did rush through the transcript, this morning...my overly simple summary would be that some seemingly reputable people feel strongly that the powers that be are not taking this/them seriously enough. However, it seems like 60 Minutes...

As part of regime change in Iran a Farsi Number Station has appeared on shortwave radio (High Frequency). The station will of US or Israeli intelligence service origin. Possibly joint CIA/Mossad? The station was first heard at the start of the...

A college having to close up shop because of its sports program is the tail beating the dog to death. They are supposed to be in the education business, not the entertainment business. But Trump wants to close the department of education so you...

It's hard to ignore the ego here. What exactly is a person like Ross? Cos, giving the benefit of the doubt that these people exist, you don't have to watch much of this kinda media to learn that bullpoop artists are happy to talk bullpoop with...

But bluffing at what? In poker, and maybe politics, a bluff means convincing your opponent you might have a better hand than they do. Thus, hoping your opponent will do what you want, like fold and leave the game. If, as he says: ...what I...

I listened for the first time to the Rendlesham Forest tape and I'm wondering if this is actually proposed to be a live recording made during the event, or is it a reconstruction? http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/Halt_tape.m4a I wonder because...

And witness testimony is often wrong. Note I said that witness testimony is often wrong as people make mistakes in observation AND memories are fungible. I list two things that cause witness error. One does not require the passage of time, it...

Or hopes we are. Hes using tropes and plot points from across the range of scifi/fantasy. It has all been used very profitably by Stephen King going back to "Firestarter," and by Steven Spielberg in "Close Encounters" and "E.T." Heck, before...

Agreed. I did rush through the transcript, this morning...my overly simple summary would be that some seemingly reputable people feel strongly that the powers that be are not taking this/them seriously enough. However, it seems like 60 Minutes...

Or hopes we are. Hes using tropes and plot points from across the range of scifi/fantasy. It has all been used very profitably by Stephen King going back to "Firestarter," and by Steven Spielberg in "Close Encounters" and "E.T." Heck, before...

I was going off what he wrote Congress. There aren't many wars in history that turned out shorter than anticipated, are there?