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September 29, 2006
What are the odds?
Tonight I went to a talk on how we operate under certain illusions - specifically about our belief in a just world, but afterwards someone asked a question about how an illusion of confidence might influence how we act. "Sure," the speaker said, "I mean, if grad students knew the actual chances of getting a job in academia, how tiny their chances are, do you think they would even try?" And everyone in the room under thirty eyed eachother, nervously.[pP]>super voice torrent
Posted by tony at September 29, 2006 11:11 PM[pP]>super voice torrent
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"Look at the person on the left. Look at the person on the right. ..."[pP]>super voice torrent
Posted by: todd. at September 30, 2006 2:13 AM[pP]>super voice torrent
Heh. Was that MIT?[pP]>super voice torrent
Posted by: tony at September 30, 2006 6:44 PM[pP]>super voice torrent