Synopsis
Podcast by Aleph Insights
Episodes
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Peas on Plates
10/03/2017 Duration: 24minChris, Fraser, Peter and Nick explore how social conventions make decisions for us.
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Unexplained Mysteries
03/03/2017 Duration: 22minNick, Peter, Chris and Fraser discuss the point at which mysteries become unexplained and when should you stop looking for something lost.
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Computer Interfaces
20/02/2017 Duration: 23minChris, Peter, Fraser and Nick ponder the nature of computer interfaces.
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False Memories
03/02/2017 Duration: 28minFraser, Nick and Chris consider why we remember things that didn't happen.
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Technical Obsolesence
28/01/2017 Duration: 26minChris, Fraser and Peter discuss the rates of change and life cycles in technology.
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Facebook and Insurance
21/01/2017 Duration: 24minChris, Peter and Fraser discuss the insurance industries use of social media data to assess risk in individuals.
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Funes the Memorious - Jorge Luis Borges
13/01/2017 Duration: 26minPeter, Fraser, Nick speak with special guest Andres about what Funes's affliction tells us about thinking and perception.
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Trump and Hindsight Bias
06/01/2017 Duration: 24minFraser, Nick and Peter experiment with their own biases, by comparing their pre-US election forecasts with their post-event beliefs.
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Automation, AI & Work
31/12/2016 Duration: 24minWhat will automation and artificial intelligence mean for the future world of work?
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Elections: What do they tell you?
16/12/2016 Duration: 24minNick, Peter and Fraser disucss how much you can read into an election result.
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Star Wars and Technology
09/12/2016 Duration: 27minChris, 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?
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Currency Denominations
02/12/2016 Duration: 27minNick, Peter and Fraser discuss why you never see £50 notes but get lots of €50 notes.
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Pseudo Science
26/11/2016 Duration: 24minChris, Nick and Fraser discuss why pseudo science crops up in some areas of life but others.
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No Man's Sky - Death of Marketing?
18/11/2016 Duration: 26minNick, Peter and Fraser look at the controversy surrounding 'No Man's Sky', and ask if the information revolution has killed marketing.
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Why don't the trains run on time?
11/11/2016 Duration: 22minChris, Peter and Fraser discuss the decisions that create problems in public services.
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Entertainment And Data
04/11/2016 Duration: 23minFraser, Peter and Chris discuss how data is making entertainment even more entertaining
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Great British Bake off and Intellectual Property
28/10/2016 Duration: 21minNick, Peter and Fraser discuss what the Great British Bake off tells us about intellectual property.
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Remember your passport: Why are things hard to remember?
21/10/2016 Duration: 18minNick, Peter and Fraser discuss why it is hard to remember some important things, but easy to remember others.