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4th law of robotics

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5. It was an interesting meta-study

Reply to ElboRuum (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 12:39 PM

Oct 2012

Ie: an insight in to how the inherent biases of the researchers can be easily determined by their refusal to acknowledge data that runs contrary to their beliefs.

Perhaps the study wasn't really the study. How people responded to it was.

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How we judge the mistakes of male vs. female leaders [View all] 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 OP

There are many layers of fail in this article lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #1

You're only saying that because she's a woman! 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #2

Yes. ElboRuum Sep 2012 #4

Did they actually study anything? ElboRuum Sep 2012 #3

It was an interesting meta-study 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #5

Interesting... ElboRuum Oct 2012 #6

And I'm studying the response people have to the meta-meta-study 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #7

This "study" makes no sense. MadrasT Oct 2012 #8

I'm suspicious of many studies as well ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2012 #9

It makes it easy to tell true scientific disciplines from the pseudo-scientific frauds 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #10

Pseudo-science makes me cranky. MadrasT Oct 2012 #11

Critical thinking skills - you haz it opiate69 Oct 2012 #12