Author: Darin

  • Speed dating?

    One of the things I would like to see Kansas City do in the future is host some speed dating sessions. Well, that was until now:

  • Reading Faces to Detect Poverty?

    This is an interesting study on how neutral faces can be read to reliably detect aspects of socioeconomic status. The big question: Will this ever be used with facial recognition software?

  • A Rare Study on Moral Judgments in Terrorists

    From several recently released studies using a sample of 66 ex-combatants and 66 control participants showed considerable similarities in all investigated areas except one: Moral judgment. The 66 ex-combatants were incarcerated in Columbia and former paramilitary operators. Baez, S., Herrera, E., Trujillo, N., Manes, F., Young, L., & Ibañez, A. (2016). Aberrant moral judgment in extremist…

  • Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt

    Why not visit a place with more pyramids? One problem: Its Sudan.

  • CVE in the Corrections World

    Since the beginnings of corrections, inmates have utilized the jails and prisons as platforms for further criminal actions. Correctional facilities are a breading ground for gangs and other groups linked to violent actions. There are many reasons why inmates are primed for breading: captive audience; anti-American/anti-law enforcement sentiment; desire for power/revenge; and, possess desirable skills.…