Cognitive Engineering

Can the call for divine intervention be a cause of harm? God only knows.Things mentioned in this podcast:Willingness to pay for prayersHate crime adviceHarrassment adviceFor 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

Cowboys, 49ers and Patriots - can we determine anything about a culture based on the sports it plays?Things mentioned in this podcast:Geert Hofstede’s Cultural DimensionsHofstede’s methodologyAll-time Olympic medal tableFor 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

Do fiery rhetoric and extreme policies help win elections?Things mentioned in this podcast:Kaldor-Hicks criterion‘That which is seen, and that which is unseen’ (Bastiat)Public spending in the UK since 1900List of UK pressure groupsFor 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

"If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience." Was George Bernard Shaw right about the lessons of the past?Special Guest: Dr Kristian Gustafson https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/kristian-gustafsonFor 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

The internet provides a level of information resilience that mankind has never before possessed. But what happens if it breaks?Things mentioned in this podcast:Getting deplatformed from AppleCloudflare outage explanationList of significant internet outagesVerizon and BGP Optimizer outageFor 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

Do not listen to this podcast. When is it permissible to ignore the voice of authority?Things mentioned in this podcast:Whaley Bridge residents who refuse to moveFor 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

They're persistent, irritating and difficult to ignore. Yes, Frazer, Nick and Peter discuss midges.Things mentioned in this podcast:Midge facts https://www.lifesystems.co.uk/news/45-facts-about-the-highland-midge and https://www.highlandtitles.com/blog/midges/Parasite strategiesHow successful is terrorism?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

Would it be wrong to take a set of instructional schematics to the barber? We discuss when vague requirements work, and importantly when they don't.Things mentioned in this podcast:Goodhart’s LawFor 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

While Aleph Insights is on a summer break from recording podcasts, here's an episode from our archive.Why do some films age better than 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

While Aleph Insights is on a summer break from recording podcasts, here's an episode from our archive.What does tastiness tell us about fruit choice? Could we engineer the perfect fruit? Or are we just comparing apples and oranges?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

While Aleph Insights is on a summer break from recording podcasts, here's an episode from our archive.Are personality tests any use? What can they tell us if anything? Or is it like a star-sign?Take the test!www.16personalities.com/free-personality-testFor 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 it meaningful to assign personalities to the decades?Things mentioned in this podcast:The thirty-year nostalgia cycleWhen did the sixties really begin?Did the nineties ever end?Life satisfaction over timeFor 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

GAME OF THRONES - SPOILER ALERTWas the ending contrived? Were you satisfied by the way it ended? What makes a good ending?Things mentioned in this podcast:‘Creative Writing Now’ on endingsNYT article: closers and clinchersUnconventional ending tropesAn IMDB poll of the ‘most iconic endings’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 did Jamie's Italian fail? What goes wrong when businesses try to scale.Things mentioned in this podcast:Problems in the casual dining sectorThe largest restaurant chainsFor 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

How can we avoid the end of the world through nuclear and other cataclysmic accidents? Could Chernobyl happen again? How can we design our systems and train our people to prevent accidents? We discuss with our guest Tom Plant.Things mentioned in this podcast:World nuclear industry status reportTimeline of nuclear accidentsNYT article comparing nuclear with coalLong-run fatalities according to HSEFor 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

Grumpy Cat dies aged seven: 'Some days are grumpier than others'. A loss the meme world. Memes, what are they? Do they have some property that makes them reproduce more effectively than other ideas.Things mentioned in this podcast:Guardian obituaryThe Independent’s ‘Top Ten Memes of All Time’Know Your MemeA Unified Theory of Meme DeathDancing Spiderman (not Ze Frank)Ze FrankThe 'E Meme'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

The Perfect ChalkChalk has been used by humans as a communication tool for thousands of years. Are some technologies too good to be replaced?Things mentioned in this podcast:2015 article expounding the virtue of Hagoromo chalk (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

Does listening to The Grateful Dead make you yearn to meet your maker, or do you acknowledge the seminality of their music? Is the term ‘influential’ overused nowadays?Things mentioned in this podcastArticle analysing influence in pop musicStanford School of Business on social media influencersArticle analysing survey data about why people follow influencersFederal Trade Commission reminding ‘influencers’ to disclose sponsorshipFor 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

Crystal Palace goalkeeper, Wayne Hennessey, provides an unintentional insight into the links between ignorance and stupidity.Things mentioned in this podcast:Wayne Hennessey’s Nazi saluteSeymour (1929), A Study of the Relation between Knowledge, Intelligence, and Character (Furnham and Chamorro-Premuzic (2006), Personality, Intelligence and General Knowledge (Furnham et al (2010), Typical Intellectual Engagement, Big Five Personality Traits, Approaches to Learning and Cognitive Ability Predictors of Academic Performance (Psychology Today, Why Criminals are Less Intelligent than Non-Criminals (Oberauer et al (2005), Working Memory and Intelligence (Bauducel et al (2009), The Impact of Different Measurement Models for Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence on the Correlation with Personality Traits (Stojanoski et al (2010), Targeted Training (Larcienese (2005), Does Political Knowledge Increase Turnout? (Lynn et al (2017), Differences in Intelligence and Socio-Economic Outcomes across the Twenty Seven States of Br

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