Cognitive Engineering
- Autor: Vários
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- Duración: 185:51:44
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Podcast by Aleph Insights
Episodios
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Political Capital
03/08/2018 Duración: 25minWhat is political capital? Can you touch it, measure it? How does it work? Image: Number 10 via Wikipedia
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Dated Films
01/08/2018 Duración: 24minWhy do some films age better than others? Image: https://www.starwars.com/news/the-5-most-grueling-star-wars-visual-effects
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Schedule vs Schedule
20/07/2018 Duración: 23minWhich type of english is best? Why do we prefer the sound of some language over others?
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Ticket Touting
13/07/2018 Duración: 23minIs ticket touting wrong? Why? Is there a better way of deciding ticket pricing? Image: Mattia luigi Nappi via Wikipedia
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Football Cheats
08/07/2018 Duración: 26minWhy is there a culture of cheating in some games and not others? Do some teams cheat more than other? Image: Mahmood Hosseini via Wikipedia
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Virtually (Limitless) Reality
22/06/2018 Duración: 25minVirtual Reality promises great things. Headline often read along the lines of "VR will make any world possible". Is this true? Image: Maurizio Pesce via Flickr
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Friendly Computers
15/06/2018 Duración: 22minWhy are computer interfaces always so friendly? Image: Loki, provided by Rhonda Oglesby via Flickr
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Language of immigration
08/06/2018 Duración: 24minHow does use of language affect our attitude to immigration? Image: cytis via pixabay
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Democracies versus dictatorships
01/06/2018 Duración: 21minIn light of the recent summit between North and South Korea, and the on-off bromance between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un, we ask the question whether democracies or dictatorships offer more certainty. Image: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen via Wikipedia
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What's in a name?
19/05/2018 Duración: 25minMen who change their surname when they get married are still unusual. Why is it important to some?
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Off-pitch referees
11/05/2018 Duración: 25minWhat's wrong with off-pitch referees? Do they make the game less beautiful? Do off-pitch refs make better or worse decisions? What effects does devolving decision-making have? Image: KeithJJ via Pixabay
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Driving Licences
28/04/2018 Duración: 23minAre older drivers less safe than younger drivers? Does just having a licence indicate you are more able to drive? What is the point of certification? Image: ArtsyBee via Pixabay
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Optimized Fruit
20/04/2018 Duración: 23minWhat does tastiness tell us about fruit choice? Could we engineer the perfect fruit? Or are we just comparing apples and oranges? Image: Malte Sörensen via Flickr
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Nostalgia isn't what it used to be
13/04/2018 Duración: 25minIn a world were everything is available on demand, will we miss out on the pleasure of nostalgia? What Is Nostalgia Good For? Quite a Bit, Research Shows http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/science/what-is-nostalgia-good-for-quite-a-bit-research-shows.html?pagewanted=all Why the Past Always Seems Happier Than the Present https://www.huffingtonpost.com/art-markman-phd/past-less-intense-than-present_b_987726.html Image: Pixabay via Pexels
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National Identity
06/04/2018 Duración: 22minWhat are the giveaways that tell you you're in another country? What is national identity? Image: Jorge Royan via Wikipedia
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Gun control and ideological tribalism
30/03/2018 Duración: 30minWhat does the gun control debate tell us about ideology? Do peoples believes cluster into similar groups? If I tell you I'm pro-life, what can you predict about me? Evolution Explains Why Politics Is So Tribal - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evolution-explains-why-politics-tribal/ Image: Randall Goya via Flickr
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Condiments
23/03/2018 Duración: 20minThe culture of condiments: Why don't we find wasabi in fish and chip shops? What do they tell you about national culture? Why salt and pepper and not cumin and nutmeg? Why is ketchup the king of the sauces? What determines the optimal condiment arrangement? We’ve got a load of sauces and chutneys for christmas, so link it to this? Image: Wonderlane via Flickr