"More fundamentally, 'the research suggests that, even if motivational considerations were accounted for, there may be important cognitive hindrances to understanding and reducing [one's] prejudice.''Very prejudiced individuals may be genuinely unaware of their shortcomings because they lack the meta-cognition necessary to perceive them,' the researchers conclude."—Tom Jacobs, "The Most Racist People Are Also the Most … Continue reading Dunning-Kruger Applies to Racism
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Knife Missiles
"Designated the Hellfire R9X, the missile has no explosive warhead—instead, its payload is more than 100 pounds of metal, including long blades that deploy from the body of the missile just before impact. 'To the targeted person, it is as if a speeding anvil fell from the sky,' according to the WSJ. Some officials referred … Continue reading Knife Missiles
