29-01-2008, 12:39
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Busy in College
AKA: I am John Gault.
 FRC #1745 (P-51 Mustangs) FRC #118 (Robonauts) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Richardson, Texas
Posts: 1,387
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/. - Engineers have a Terrorist Mindset?
Link to Slashdot Article.
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"Do engineers have a way of looking at the world not all that different from terrorists? According to an article in the EE Times, they do. The story cites 'Engineers of Jihad,' a paper ( pdf download) by two Oxford University sociologists, who found that graduates in science, engineering, and medicine are strongly overrepresented among Islamist movements. The paper also found that engineers are 'over-represented' among graduates who gravitate to violent groups. Authors Diego Gambetta and Steffen Hertog chalk this all up to what they call the 'engineering mindset,' which they define as 'a mindset that inclines them to take more extreme conservative and religious positions.' Is this just pop psychology masquerading as science?" |
Interesting article. Enjoy!
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Last edited by Pavan Dave : 29-01-2008 at 12:48.
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