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http://news.yahoo.com/americas-biggest-teacher-principal-cheating-scandal-unfolds-atlanta-213734183.html So, anyone with an ounce of sense could see this sort of thing coming when standardized tests became the end-all-be-all in education. My issues with testing are myriad but I think it boils...

On the Geller show in Israel, he did a trick where he moved a huge magnet. At first he managed to move it a little, but after a minute or so you could see him very clearly putting a fake thumb, so that he could move the magnet even better. The video can be seen over here. It's the first clip...

A while ago, on a documentary about gambling, I heard of a group of university students who built a computer to cheat at roulette. The idea was that there is a switch in your shoe and you click it every time the ball passes a certain number, then the computer calculates the angular velocity of...

What's the confidence level for a Million Dollar Challenge? If, for instance, it were 95% that the results did not arise through chance, it shouldn't be that hard to devise an example (eg about predicting number distribution) that had a 5% chance of appearing psychic.... and on average you're...

Just heard on Public Radio that democrats got phone calls telling them that Kerry has a sizeable lead, and their vote won't really be needed, please stay home. I don't know who thought that might work, especially in NH... 2 years ago, there was an organized (republican officials admitted...