Cold vs Hot
Nick, Fraser, Chris and Peter discuss whether Cold is worse than Hot.
May 26, 2017•25 min
Cognitive Engineering
Welcome to the Cognitive Engineering podcast. Occasionally coherent musings of Aleph Insights. We hope you like listening to them as much as we like recording them.
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Episodes
Stupid Flies, Stupid Humans?
Chris, Peter, Nick and Fraser talk about what the seemingly idiotic behavior of flies tells us about the choices that human make.
May 21, 2017•19 min
Unconstrained Hot Tubs
Nick, Fraser, Chris and Peter discuss what the removal of constraints means for behaviour.
May 12, 2017•22 min
Mass Surveillance
Peter, Fraser, Chris and Nick discuss mass surveillance. Is it a good thing, allowing better analysis or is it a dangerous erosion of privacy.
May 05, 2017•28 min
Trolley Problem
Nick, Chris, Fraser and Peter discuss the trolley problem in relation to the terrorist attack in Stockholm.
May 01, 2017•26 min
Lift Buttons
Do you show your frustration by hammering the lift call button? Peter, Nick and Fraser discuss the urge.
Apr 21, 2017•24 min
Good Judgement
Nick, Peter and Fraser speak with special guest Michael Story of Good Judgement Inc about the uptake of good analytical practice.
Apr 10, 2017•30 min
Blackberry keyboards and UIs
Fraser, Nick and Peter talk about interfaces. What does the Blackberry keyboard tell us about generalisation and specialisation?
Mar 31, 2017•27 min
Ernie vs. Bert (1979)
Peter, Nick and Fraser scrutinize the infamous distribution of pie between Bert and Ernie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am1FSGV5wRg
Mar 24, 2017•25 min
Derek Parfit - Rational Irrationality
Peter, Fraser and Nick discuss the thought experiments of Derek Parfit.
Mar 17, 2017•27 min
Peas on Plates
Chris, Fraser, Peter and Nick explore how social conventions make decisions for us.
Mar 10, 2017•24 min
Unexplained Mysteries
Nick, Peter, Chris and Fraser discuss the point at which mysteries become unexplained and when should you stop looking for something lost.
Mar 03, 2017•23 min
Body Mass Index
Nick, Chris, Fraser and Peter discuss the purpose of BMI
Feb 24, 2017•24 min
Computer Interfaces
Chris, Peter, Fraser and Nick ponder the nature of computer interfaces.
Feb 20, 2017•23 min
Fake News
Chris, Peter, Fraser and Nick discuss Fake News. Can we believe a word of it?
Feb 10, 2017•26 min
False Memories
Fraser, Nick and Chris consider why we remember things that didn't happen.
Feb 03, 2017•29 min
Technical Obsolesence
Chris, Fraser and Peter discuss the rates of change and life cycles in technology.
Jan 28, 2017•27 min
Facebook and Insurance
Chris, Peter and Fraser discuss the insurance industries use of social media data to assess risk in individuals.
Jan 21, 2017•24 min
Funes the Memorious - Jorge Luis Borges
Peter, Fraser, Nick speak with special guest Andres about what Funes's affliction tells us about thinking and perception.
Jan 13, 2017•27 min
Trump and Hindsight Bias
Fraser, Nick and Peter experiment with their own biases, by comparing their pre-US election forecasts with their post-event beliefs.
Jan 06, 2017•24 min
Automation, AI & Work
What will automation and artificial intelligence mean for the future world of work?
Dec 31, 2016•24 min
Elections: What do they tell you?
Nick, Peter and Fraser disucss how much you can read into an election result.
Dec 16, 2016•25 min
Star Wars and Technology
Chris, Fraser, Nick and Peter talk about the technology of the Star Wars galaxy. Can you really have all that hardware but so little software? Why didn't R2D2 just commit the Death Star plans to Github? And what's the point of science fiction?
Dec 09, 2016•28 min
Currency Denominations
Nick, Peter and Fraser discuss why you never see £50 notes but get lots of €50 notes.
Dec 02, 2016•28 min
Pseudo Science
Chris, Nick and Fraser discuss why pseudo science crops up in some areas of life but others.
Nov 26, 2016•24 min
No Man's Sky - Death of Marketing?
Nick, Peter and Fraser look at the controversy surrounding 'No Man's Sky', and ask if the information revolution has killed marketing.
Nov 18, 2016•26 min
Why don't the trains run on time?
Chris, Peter and Fraser discuss the decisions that create problems in public services.
Nov 11, 2016•22 min
Entertainment And Data
Fraser, Peter and Chris discuss how data is making entertainment even more entertaining
Nov 04, 2016•24 min
Great British Bake off and Intellectual Property
Nick, Peter and Fraser discuss what the Great British Bake off tells us about intellectual property.
Oct 28, 2016•22 min
Remember your passport: Why are things hard to remember?
Nick, Peter and Fraser discuss why it is hard to remember some important things, but easy to remember others.
Oct 21, 2016•19 min
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