The Virginia Tech massacre is precisely the sort of event we humans tend to overreact to. Our brains aren’t very good at probability and risk analysis, especially when it comes to rare occurrences. We tend to exaggerate spectacular, strange and rare events, and downplay ordinary, familiar and...
but predict man I just don’t know anymore. Maybe planet x is just around the corner, or the economy is going to implode. I’m just not sure. I can tell you I fear for the future of this country