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“I don’t want to get groped and fondled, but I don’t want to get blown up either.” Well said, and a statement we can all probably agree upon (unless you are very lonely and/or depressed). This was part of a discussion about new TSA policies which dictate that if you choose not to go through [...]

Some great insight by the guy that should be in charge of the TSA, Bruce Schneier. “The Underwear Bomber is precisely the sort of story we humans tend to overreact to. Our brains aren’t very good at probability and risk analysis, especially when it comes to rare events. Our brains are much better at processing [...]