Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Art of Doubt

Posted on October 25, 2008 by

Do you believe in ESP?  Precognition?  Clairvoyance?  Telepathy?  Psychokinesis?  Assuming you don’t (!!), how do you argue against such things?  It’s pretty simple, right: you apply the critical thinking techniques that are essential to science: Is the theory falsifiable?  In … Continue reading →

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How to get a job at Realtime Worlds (3)

Posted on October 15, 2008 by

I hadn’t really anticipated adding a part 3, but I gave a talk at Abertay last Friday on the topic, and need to make the slides available for anyone who missed out, or who wants to follow up on some … Continue reading →

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Dysfunction and fanatics

Posted on October 11, 2008 by

A game developer starts putting bugs in his code deliberately.  A teacher helps their students to cheat on an exam.  Another teacher throws a student’s exam paper in the bin rather than submitting it.  A shoe factory starts producing nothing … Continue reading →

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