It also yielded somewhat surprising results that reveal how little people move around in their daily lives. Nearly three-quarters of those studied mainly stayed within a 20-mile-wide circle for half a year.
Their opinions are based on television broadcasts of slanted, agenda driven reports and their perception of dinosaur network applied peer pressure from prime time soap opera character's behavior and scripted expressed opinions.
Factor that into your daily life and not much will surprise you.
In the same article:
"In the wrong hands the data could be misused," Hidalgo said. "But in scientists' hands you're trying to look at broad patterns.... We're not trying to do evil things. We're trying to make the world a little better."
Science at it's altuistic "trust me" best.
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