Rational decisions?

[xipuloxx]

Something I've mentioned a few times on this blog is my interest in rationality and unbiased thought. In fact, at one point I was going to do a whole series of posts about rationality and atheism, which I still hope to do eventually, when I can work up the enthusiasm.

So it's not very surprising that this article caught my eye

Comments

Re: Bias

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To your first point: yes, indeed! But at least you'd hope that judges would be consciously aware of those biases and attempt to set them aside. This is a bias they were undoubtedly entirely unaware of.

To your second point: I would like to, one day...

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The psychological research on juries is absolutely terrifying!

[xipuloxx]

Any good/scary links?