Cognitive Engineering

Some things seem difficult to purchase in the right quantities. Why do we always end up with too much celery in our fridge?Things mentioned in this podcast:WRAP report on food and drink wasteFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Following Gavin Williamson’s sacking from Theresa May’s cabinet, we discuss the indicators of whether or not someone is telling the truth.Things mentioned in this podcastRogers et al (2017), Artful Paltering (Serota et al (2010), The Prevalence of Lying in America (Hall et al (2010), Strategic Misrepresentation in Online Dating (DePaulo (2004), The Many Faces of Lies (Jerrim et al (2019), Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Their Lives? (Wiseman et al (2012), The Eyes Don’t Have It (Mann et al (2012), Windows to the Soul? (Aamodt and Custer (2006), Who Can Best Catch a Liar? (American Psychological Association, The Truth about Lie Detectors (Ten Brinke et al, Telling Lies in Scarce Environments (For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

David Cameron famously promised ‘stability and strong Government’ if he won the 2015 general election. How can we minimise our chances of our statements being undermined by subsequent events?Great Temple at Abu Simbel by youssef_alam via WikipediaThings mentioned in this podcast:David Cameron’s famous tweetShelley’s ‘Ozymandias’IronyFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

As London’s black cabs move inexorably towards extinction, we ponder whether the progress of civilisation is merely illusory.Things mentioned in this podcast‘Meditations on Moloch’ from Slate Star CodexThe Tragedy of the CommonsRonald Coast, ‘The Problem of Social Cost’For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

David Simoes-Brown, CEO of 100%Open, tells us why we should trust our feelings when it comes to important decisions.Things mentioned in this podcastDavid Simoes-Brown, CEO of 100%OpenCategorising basic emotionsFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

When do you grow up? Is there a cut off age to childhood or are we constantly growing up?Things mentioned in this podcastCommons’s Model of Hierarchical ComplexityThe Seven Ages of ManDavid FinkelhoreFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

What happens when algorithms learn to be biased? What does that even mean? We talk to special guest Dr Jess Whittlestone from the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence about whether algorithmic bias is something to worry about, and whether anything can be done about it?Things mentioned in this podcastDanks and London (2017): A taxonomy of types and sources of algorithmic biasJess Whittlestone (https://jesswhittlestone.com/), and at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence - http://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/jess-whittlestone/ The Equality Act 2010 - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidanceFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Should transgender women be allowed to compete in women’s sports? Is it unfair on cis women if they do? Is it unfair on trans women if they can’t? Is there a coherent logic to the partitioning of sporting events?Things mentioned in this podcastMartina Navratilova’s criticism of transgender women in sportSharron Davies’ criticism of transgender women in sportThe Heraean GamesEligible impairments for paralympic participationFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Understanding how other people are going to behave is a key element of analysis and forecasting. But professional actors do this all the time. We talk to special guest Edmund Kingsley to find out what insights the acting trade can offer for analysts.Things mentioned in this podcastA summary of attribution biases.Acting Emotions by Elly KonjinEd Kingsley on Spotlight@KingsleyEdmund on TwitterFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

What’s the point of tidying up? It’s just moving stuff from one place to another. But does it offer cognitive and health benefits, and if so why?Things mentioned in this podcastTidiness guru Marie KondoMcMains and Kastner (2011): clutter makes concentration harderSitton (1984): we are more positive about people whose desks are messyReport about a study showing correlation between tidiness and health outcomesSaxbi and Repetti (2010): correlation between perceived clutter at home and mental healthReport of a survey showing relationship between tidiness behaviour and sleepFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Is the slow creep of Americanisms into the British vernacular a pernicious assault on our linguistic heritage, or should we just chill?Things mentioned in this podcastGoncalves etc al (2018) on the Americanisation of EnglishBritishisms in US EnglishDifferences in US and English Harry Potter editionsFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Where would we be without the likes of Da Vinci, Turing and Goethe?Things mentioned in this podcastJordan Peterson on the ‘curse of creativity’Wallas’ ‘The Art of Thought’Kaufman and Beghetto on types of creativityGuilford (1950) in an early attempt to characterise and measure creativityArticle about factors that influence creativityA review of creativity literatureFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Smells like… somethingWhy is smell the oft forgotten sense, and where does following our nose take us?Things mentioned in this podcastWired article on why smells are hard to describeSmell and the reminiscence bumpFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Russia after Putin - is history shaped by great men and women, or are they just in the right place at the right time?Things mentioned in this podcastHoffman et al (2011) - a study of the drivers of good leadershipThe most influential people in history according to WikipediaWikipedia’s list of EmpiresFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Is reality killing fiction?Things mentioned in this podcastScripted dramas are not dying outRanker article on the ‘Dumbest Reality Shows of All Time’Vox on the rise of reality TVFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

What makes a good analogy? Is Tyrion Lannister a good comparison for Michael Gove?Things mentioned in this podcastMichael Gove is like Tyrion LannisterFunes, the Memorious by BorgesCartesian geometrySarah Palin - debt is like slaveryFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Is being polite better than being rude? Does civility really cost nothing and buy you everything? What are the costs of being polite?Things mentioned in this podcast:Links between agreeableness and outcomesPunshing people who are too nicePsychology Today - ‘likeability is overrated’For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Are Preppers mad? Or are they wise to get ready for Britain to crash out the EU? Should we stock up on beans and UHT?For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Why do builders get such a bad rep? What makes us trust some trades people and not others?For more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

What things do we take for granted? Will new riches make us happier?Things mentioned in this podcastGreat Expectations by DickensBrickman and Campbell (1971) on the hedonic treadmillKahneman and Tversky (1981) on framing effectsFujita and Deiner (2005) on life satisfaction set-pointsFor more information on Aleph Insights visit our website https://alephinsights.com or to get in touch about our podcast email podcast@alephinsights.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp