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Modern phrenologists "predict" terrorism with biometrics
October 7, 2007 3:18pm
Pub customers happily line up for drug testing
September 20, 2007 12:40pm
I'll bet you anything those whose tests came up positive were entered into a government data base, where that info will come up if they apply for a job, or a loan, or a passport, or god knows what else.
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I have to join those who are skeptical of this. Doesn't sound very scientifically based to me, especially given that it's been done by a professor of computer science and engineering and a professor of communication, neither of which fields have much if anything to do with evaluating or predicting behavior. If it's "biometrics" then shouldn't a biologist of some sort be involved? And behavior clearly falls more within the bailiwick of the psychological arts and sciences. A psychologist should be in charge of this type of research. Sounds like someone's looking for (or has already landed) research grants from the feds.