"...the illusion of valid prediction remains intact...Viewers and readers have the impression that they are receiving information that is somehow privileged, or at least extremely insightful.
...people who spend their time and earn their living studying a particular topic produce poorer predictions than dart-throwing monkeys..."
(Actually, the headline is journalistic excess. The quotes from Mac are equivocal.)
-- Edited by Ratty on Tuesday 10th of January 2012 12:38:14 PM
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