Cognitive Engineering

What makes certain types of crime cool and are there any rules? Why is it that the arts and media glorify different forms of criminality over others? In this week’s podcast, we delve into the world of cool criminals. We discuss the difference between pirates and privateers, the Byronic hero, the mafia, Baader Meinhof and Narco ballads. Nick presents his theory on how to make crimes cool and we speculate on the origins of coolness itself. Finally, we share some of our favourite crimes and criminals. A few things we mentioned in this podcast: - Lance Gooden wants to make privateering great again https://texassignal.com/lance-gooden-wants-to-make-privateering-great-again/ - Too Great a Cruelty: ARCHAEOLOGY's Top Ten Vicious Pirate Actshttps://archive.archaeology.org/online/reviews/pirates/poll.html - Baader-Meinhof: The glamorous and beguiling face of militant violencehttps://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/baader-meinhof-germany-terrorists-b829163.html For more information on Aleph