_k3ok

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   by _k3ok 7y ago

   The first paper you mention (on measuring the prevalence of questionable research practices with incentives for truth telling) was especially timely since 2012 was one year after Drazen's program with the defense contracting partner wa
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   by _k3ok 7y ago

   Just because the math is simple does not mean Prelec shouldn't be credited with having introduced it to economics and mechanism design. No one is saying that simple mathematics cannot have profound applications to the real world. On
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   by _k3ok 7y ago

   That's why I included a reference to his job title here. When this country's intelligence agencies are looking to "professors of marketing" for new ideas to reduce terrorism, this is exactly what they should expect to l
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   by _k3ok 7y ago

   https://nel.mit.edu/bayesian-truth-serum/ To my knowledge, criminal charges against MIT and/or its defense contracting partner were never filed.
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   by _k3ok 7y ago

   Several years ago, MIT Professor of Marketing Drazen Prelec proposed a "mathematical truth serum" which he claimed could help government agencies predict future terrorist events. MIT and a local defense contractor used his work