Stagger
Herbal Consequentialist
The following is not directly related to UFO's and the paranormal.
Just wanted to share the link to this paper by Robin Hanson:
When Do Extraordinary Claims Give Extraordinary Evidence?
Link: http://hanson.gmu.edu/extraord.pdf
Plus this related post on the Overcoming Bias (*1) blog: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/reporting_chain.html
It makes an interesting read and made me think how this human "anti pattern" of noise/distortion can affect the evaluation and processing of reports describing extraordinary phenomena (be it by military personnel, scientists or even within commercial organizations).
LG
[size=small]*1: a really interesting blog BTW, I recommend having a look around if you are in the mood.
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Just wanted to share the link to this paper by Robin Hanson:
When Do Extraordinary Claims Give Extraordinary Evidence?
Link: http://hanson.gmu.edu/extraord.pdf
Plus this related post on the Overcoming Bias (*1) blog: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/reporting_chain.html
It makes an interesting read and made me think how this human "anti pattern" of noise/distortion can affect the evaluation and processing of reports describing extraordinary phenomena (be it by military personnel, scientists or even within commercial organizations).
LG
[size=small]*1: a really interesting blog BTW, I recommend having a look around if you are in the mood.
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