Cognitive Engineering

Peter, Fraser and Nick discuss the threat posed by rare hamburgers, and ways of assessing risk in the absence of data.

Peter, Nick and Fraser discuss the 2016 spike in celebrity deaths, how the scientific method applies to analysing it, and some of the fundamental constraints of fame.

Nick, Peter and Fraser discuss what Cuftsgate tells us about classification and categorisation.

Nick, Peter and Fraser discuss what cosmopolitanism is, and how it affects our beliefs about the world.

The rise of Donald Trump prompts Nick, Peter and Fraser to discuss the limits of forecasting behaviour.

Nick, Peter and Fraser discuss what AlphaGo's triumph over Lee Sedol might mean for analysis and decision making.