Distrusting Consensus

Experiences of establishing trust in a distributed system operated by mutually distrusting parties

Cognitive confidence in obsessive-compulsive disorder: distrusting perception, attention and memory.

Previous studies have established that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterised by significant levels of distrust in memory (e.g. for actions). Ironically, this lowered confidence is at least in part due to repeated checking, which is assumed to lower perceptual processing and thereby reduces vividness and detail of the recollections. In a previous study, Hermans, D., Martens, K., D...

Sociological Explanation of Social Consensus in Shahrekord

Introduction: Considering the impact of social solidarity on the development of societies and the fact that solidarity is the basis of any kind of planning and policy in society, recognizing it can be a great help for development. On the other hand, the main goal of all political systems is to try to unite social groups, which is achieved in the shadow of social solidarity. Method: The researc...

A Conceptual Examination of Distrusting Beliefs in Older Adults about the Internet

Older adults are adopting the Internet in increasing numbers today. At the same time they are also experiencing uncertainties about their safety and information privacy on this medium. Several media reports have shown a rising number of incidents involving older Internet user, that indicate lack of awareness of Internet-related security and privacy issues. This conceptual paper provides a frame...

Consensus ? What consensus ?

The notion of a consensus, although it means little in science, is often used in support of the claim of man-made warming. Even quite recently we've seen reports about more than 400 people, mainly highly qualified scientists who "reject the consensus". But what is the history of claims of a consensus and what exactly is the consensus to which these claims refer, and even more importantly, do th...