https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/10/10/unseen/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:02:02 -0400<![CDATA[It is actually possible not so see something that is really there if the signal it emits does not match the human visual spectrum and/or our visual signal processing system eliminates the sight of it as noise. We can&#8217;t see patterns that our brains have filtered out. When a terrifying creature from outer space has these attirbutes in a science fiction/horror movie the result is something like the Predator. In movies of that type, much of the action revolves around learning how to see the monster and the remainder on how to defeat it. The Economist article entitled &#8220;The Confessions of a Risk Manager&#8221;, written by a risk manager at a &#8220;large global bank&#8221; describes how this can happen, not in a science fiction/horror movie, but in the actual world economy.]]>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:18:05 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/10/10/unseen-n186239