Jonathon D Colman

Dunning-Kruger effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which an unskilled person makes poor decisions and reaches erroneous conclusions, but their incompetence denies them the metacognitive ability to realize their mistakes. The unskilled therefore suffer from illusory superiority, rating their ... Lire la suite

How to write the next great alien language

Quite possibly the best article that I've ever read on io9. Tolkien, Kliugons... it's got everything!

The 2010 Mill Creek Festival

Come join us for food, fun, and entertainment in Mill Creek!

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National Parks Closed for Annual Remajestification: http://su.pr/1nuwrX (h/t The Onion) via Ping.fm ...

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Happy Towel Day! http://su.pr/2vvItz via Ping.fm ...

Arbor/REI Snowboard Design Contest - Share your snowboard...

Are you ready to ride your art? Enter the Arbor snowboard design contest and your artwork could appear on an Arbor snowboard sold only at REI! Plus, you could win a $1,000 or $500 REI gift card.

Careers at Blue Nile

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Amazing Dog Helps Find and Save Endangered Species! [phot...

Rogue, a 4-year-old Belgian sheepdog, helps The Nature Conservancy find rare plants in Oregon that provide shelter for an endangered butterfly. Check out the great video and photos! Why isn't *my* dog this smart?! Submitted by Jonathon C. to Environment ... Lire la suite

Can Dogs Help Find and Save Endangered Species?

Can Dogs Help Find and Save Endangered Species? Rogue prefers his steak medium-well. But when it comes to sniffing out a rare plant, this dog performs work that’s very well done, indeed.

Deal Is Struck in Montana to Preserve Forest Areas

A huge patchwork of privately owned forest in northwest Montana — much of it abutting wilderness, and together almost a third the size of Rhode Island — will be permanently protected from development under an agreement announced Monday by two ... Lire la suite

Breaking: 320,000 Acres of Forest Protected for Wildlife ...

In one of the most significant conservation sales in U.S. history, The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land have preserved 320,000 acres of pristine forest in western Montana that provide valuable habitat for species. Submitted by Jonathon C. ... Lire la suite