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Subject: Six on Geography and Science: in Idaho, Lawmakers Move to Minimize Climate; Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News; Pelham Bay Park Drone Flight; Bronx Islands: A Brief Guide; Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Cairns and Mandalas; How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World

Mr. Czarka's Amazing Pelham Bay Park Drone Flight Adventure

Justin Czarka's first video with his new DJI Spark. Take a look at the DJI company and founder: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2015/05/06/dji-drones-frank-wang-china-billionaire/amp/

Enjoy: https://youtu.be/SSyweotMEqc

Justin Czarka
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Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News. Researchers identify a major risk factor for pernicious effects of misinformation

"The interesting question was whether cognitive ability would predict attitude adjustment—that is, the degree to which the subjects in the experimental condition would rate Nathalie more favorably after being told that this information was false. It did: subjects high in cognitive ability adjusted their ratings more than did those lower in cognitive ability. The subjects with lower cognitive ability had more trouble shaking their negative first impression of Nathalie. This was true even after the researchers statistically controlled for the subjects’ level of open-mindedness (their willingness to change their mind when wrong) and right-wing authoritarianism (their intolerance toward others), as assessed by the personality test. Thus, even if a person was open-minded and tolerant, a low level of cognitive ability put them at risk for being unjustifiably harsh in their second evaluation of Nathalie."

Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News

Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News David Z. Hambrick,Madeline Marquardt Researchers identify a major risk factor for pernicious effects of misinformation

Bronx Islands: A Brief Guide

New post on Welcome2TheBronx Bronx Islands: A Brief Guide by Ed García Conde Bronx islands is not the first topic that comes up when thinking about our borough. Besides the obvious City Island and (gasp) Rikers Island did you know that we have dozens of islands? Some inhabited, some no longer islands, some abandoned completely. The Bronx even has its own archipelago shared with Westchester known as the […] Read more of this post Ed García Conde | February 13, 2018 at 6:29 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://www.welcome2thebronx.com/?p=15420 Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:  http://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2018/02/13/bronx-islands-brief-guide/

James Brunt Organizes Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Cairns and Mandalas

James Brunt Organizes Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Cairns and Mandalas

James Brunt Organizes Leaves and Rocks Into Elaborate Cairns and Mandalas James Brunt creates elaborate ephemeral artworks using the natural materials he finds in forests, parks, and bea...

In Fight Over Science Education in Idaho, Lawmakers Move to Minimize Climate

In Fight Over Science Education in Idaho, Lawmakers Move to Minimize Climate

In Fight Over Science Education in Idaho, Lawmakers Move to Minimize Cli... On Wednesday, lawmakers in Idaho voted to gut their state’s science standards of all but a few mentions of clima...

How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World

How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World

How Lincoln and Darwin Shaped the Modern World Born on the same day, Lincoln and Darwin would forever influence how people think about the modern world