Popular Culture |
15 December 2003
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College Football Championship Decided by Computer
College football faces a dreadful problem. In an effort to find a national champion without actually playing a tournament, the Bowl Championship Series [BCS] was established, a computer ranking system that was supposed to resolve, once and for all, which was the best team. Unfortunately, those who created it forgot GIGO -- garbage in, garbage out. And most statistics are definitely "G." For more, click here.
New Jersey Bear Hunt -- Insoluble Problem
Last week saw the first legal bear hunt in New Jersey in 33 years. The state decided that 1 million acres should be turned over to hunters to help reduced the black bear population of the state. Animal lovers protested that the hunt was unnecessary, while the hunters claimed they were keeping nature in balance. Both sides were right and wrong, but the reality is there is no solution to the problem. Click here to read on.