Cognitive Engineering

Planning 17.11.2017 19:03 ↓

Is planning always a good idea? Are there cases where it's best not to plan? Is winging it sometimes the best strategy? Image: https://www.pexels.com/photo/schedule-planning-startup-launching-7376/

Inheritance 03.11.2017 17:31 ↓

Chris, Nick and Fraser discuss the inheritance and ownership.

Plot Spoilers 21.10.2017 22:49 ↓

SPOILER ALERT - Chris, Nick and Fraser reveal what they think is so emotionally jarring about spoilers.

Killer Robots 13.10.2017 22:36 ↓

Chris, Nick and Fraser pass the time in hiding from a T-1000 by discussing automation of weaponry.

Switzerland 09.10.2017 20:57 ↓

Chris, Nick and Fraser wonder if Switzerland is as boring as people say.

Shoe signals 22.09.2017 21:57 ↓

Nick, Chris and Fraser discuss whether one can reasonably expect a modern gentleman to own tan colored shoes. What can you tell about a person from their shoes?

Outsourcing Risk 10.09.2017 19:10 ↓

Chris, Fraser and Peter discuss risk and outsourcing. Is it possible to reduce the risk through outsourcing?

Macaque Selfies 01.09.2017 21:25 ↓

Peter, Fraser and Nick discuss what macaque selfies tell us about the fundamentals of ownership.

Useful Computer Games 25.08.2017 21:13 ↓

Fraser, Nick, Peter and Chris discuss computer games and simulations. How are they useful to real life decision makers?

Drugs and Prohibition 18.08.2017 23:22 ↓

Nick, Fraser, Chris and Peter talk (soberly) about prohibition of harmful substances.

Sibling Rivalry 13.08.2017 21:11 ↓

Fraser, Chris, Peter and Nick discuss what sibling rivalry. What's it for?

Late vs Early 06.08.2017 27:17 ↓

Chris, Peter and Fraser talk about being late and being early. Which is worse?

Naughty Google 28.07.2017 21:29 ↓

Peter, Fraser and Nick talk about the £2.42bn fine levied against Google by the European Commission for manipulating search results. Are monopolies in the tech world necessarily bad?

Political Schadenfreude 21.07.2017 19:05 ↓

Chris, Nick and Fraser explore why the humbling of important public figures is particularly satisfying.

Good Decision Bad Outcome 14.07.2017 20:44 ↓

Was Theresa May right to call the general election? When sound decision making does not necessarily guarantee the outcome you want.

Preserving History 07.07.2017 26:14 ↓

Peter, Nick and Fraser lament about the amnesia of humanity. How do you communicate with people in the future? How do you makes sure that important things don't get forgotten?

Online Rating Systems 30.06.2017 24:23 ↓

How much can we trust online rating systems? What can we infer from them? Peter, Chris and Fraser discuss.

Facebook Censorship 23.06.2017 28:19 ↓

Following the exposure of Facebook's content filtering rules, Peter, Chris and Fraser discuss censorship and ethics in data science.

WannaCry and risk perception 16.06.2017 24:01 ↓

Chris, Fraser and Nick discuss the public perception of WannaCry and what it tells us about how people perceive risk.

Heebie Jeebies 09.06.2017 27:28 ↓

What are the Heebie Jeebies? What purpose do they serve?

General Election 02.06.2017 24:41 ↓

Fraser, Nick, Chris and Peter discuss the their certainty in general election results.

Cold vs Hot 26.05.2017 24:43 ↓

Nick, Fraser, Chris and Peter discuss whether Cold is worse than Hot.

Stupid Flies, Stupid Humans? 21.05.2017 19:17 ↓

Chris, Peter, Nick and Fraser talk about what the seemingly idiotic behavior of flies tells us about the choices that human make.

Unconstrained Hot Tubs 12.05.2017 22:17 ↓

Nick, Fraser, Chris and Peter discuss what the removal of constraints means for behaviour.

Mass Surveillance 05.05.2017 28:05 ↓

Peter, Fraser, Chris and Nick discuss mass surveillance. Is it a good thing, allowing better analysis or is it a dangerous erosion of privacy.