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Comment author: Kevin 21 June 2010 05:36:15PM 5 points [-]

Part one of a five part series on the Dunning-Kruger effect, by Errol Morris.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/the-anosognosics-dilemma-1/

Also note that Oscar winning director Morris's next project is a dark comedy that is a fictionalized version of the founding of Alcor!

Comment author: arundelo 21 June 2010 10:32:45PM 1 point [-]

Ooh, it's nice to see more details on the lemon juice bank robber. When I first heard about him I thought he was probably schizophrenic. Maybe he was, but the details make it sound like he may indeed have been just really stupid.

Comment author: gwern 21 June 2010 06:26:04PM 1 point [-]

Also note that Oscar winning director Morris's next project is a dark comedy that is a fictionalized version of the founding of Alcor!

Isn't that a bad thing? I suspect a major source will be that recent book...

Comment author: Kevin 21 June 2010 09:04:00PM 0 points [-]

I thought that Morris's 30 minute interview with Saul Kent showed a favorable perspective on cryonics, or at least a true non-bias.

Watch and decide for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaHavhQllDI&feature=PlayList&p=A6E863FB777124DD&playnext_from=PL&index=36

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psm96dR1d1A&feature=PlayList&p=A6E863FB777124DD&playnext_from=PL&index=37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBYIzWblGTI&feature=PlayList&p=A6E863FB777124DD&playnext_from=PL&index=38

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