Originally Posted by
chollie
Do you completely disregard the criticisms of the program from the GAO and other sources?
Wow.
Of course, this is the agency that believes that nitro pills are a hazard to aviation security.
I never disregard any information. I also understand that the ability to recreate the same levels of stress in a laboratory environ is impossible. The studies that are the closest to the same levels of actual stress have shown some better results - but nothing out there is 100% reliable.
Originally Posted by
Boggie Dog
TSA has had months to address the Nitro pill issue and has yet to do so. The "Can I Bring My" tool still returns a non-responsive result to the Nitro pill question.
If TSA can't even address a simple medical question how can anyone expect them to address something of a more complex matter.
It is things like this that makes TSA a worthy topic for shows like Family Guy.
The answer on the site indicates that Nitro pills are allowed.
TSA
is worthy of a Family Guy episode, perhaps even more than one.
Originally Posted by
cestmoi123
Using chicken entrails when accompanied with the correct bones and a hard surface to cast them on have been an accepted practice for looking into the future in many cultures throughout time...
But seriously, look up some of the research that relies on interviews and video footage of people in stressful situations (such as video of suicide bombers, folks commiting serious crimes, folks being interviewed as subjects of serious crimes, etc). These studies are beginning to gain some purchase and are increasing - although they are not getting published as quickly as I would like, most of them are not publicly avialable yet. Now, I do not necessarily believe the studies that are dropping 90%+ results, as that is not even consistent with the cultural differences in the varying ethnicities and countries, however, these reports and studies can be used as a starting point for independent research (if you are truly interested enough, you can begin with this link -
http://www.examiner.com/article/over...hority-figures. ).
Until we have some comprehensive research that uses footage of people under high levels of stress, we are not going to have usable results that are compelling for the masses and skeptics. Telling a handful of college kids (or people in general) to lie about something from their past while in front of a camera, is simply not going to generate much in the way of realistic stress (which sadly is how most of the research out there has been conducted). I think the most telling and compelling video so far is the one of the Volgograd bomber out in front of the station prior to their entry - you could write a textbook on behaviors that most people will recognize as something out of the ordinary.