Though the outcome of our November 8th presidential election was a shock to most, it really should serve as no surprise. What is surprising, however, is the total lack of awareness as to why this happened.

To overcome our biases, we must look toward process. While the role of process is rarely seen as a mechanism for circumventing bias, having guidelines, rules, and procedures provide vital logic when emotion tends to get in the way.

Think about it. Why would a man preach such hate toward others? Could it be because he hates himself? Why would a man want to build a wall around his country? Could it be because in not wanting to deal with his own feelings he has built a wall around his own heart?

It is literally not possible to predict the myriad factors that impact our decisions; the idea that any computer system can do so is not only unscientific but plain wrong, and your article only exacerbates said misconception by more or less publicizing Fink and Aladdin as the “Second Coming.”