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Now I have a newfound respect, upon reading your interview, for Mythbuster (given that I haven't watched it)! Speaking of blur and distance, I remember thinking Kahneman's attribute substitution accounts for increased accidents in low visibility conditions. Since the discussion on distance/blur was in the context of witness, I thought you might find Professor Albright's in-depth study of the entire gamut of issues involved in eyewitness testimonials of some interest.

Why eyewitnesses fail; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1706891114

How to make better forensic decisions; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2206567119

The US Department of Justice stumbles on visual perception; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2102702118

Science, evidence, law, and justice; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2312529120

A scientist’s take on scientific evidence in the courtroom; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301839120

A call for more science in forensic science; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1712161115

Scientific guidelines for evaluating the validity of forensic feature-comparison methods; https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301843120

Attribute substitution; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Up8c1xgJKYfMrGoyR5AbErnnNd5Kz8Bg/view?usp=sharing

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Very enjoyable. Thanks.

So, the airplane is moving with respect to the air? It is just the framing of the story that is confusing?

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