Shannon wrote:

A pair of sociologists have produced a piece of research in which they claim that graduate engineers are statistically over-represented among jihadi terrorists. They go on to suggest that engineers have a "terrorist mindset" making them likelier to turn jihadi than other kinds of people.

Are there any engineers on Memestreams?

I also recommended a related article earlier this month.

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