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<snip> I thought you were referring to an EMI problem. Then I realized that not everything is work related.
Engine monitoring indicator?

<snip> I thought you were referring to an EMI problem. Then I realized that not everything is work related.
Episode 2: Featuring a puzzling riddle, a skeptical look at recent news and part one of two, discussing our trip to The Living Planet Vegan Festival and the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival.
http://www.nonsensepodcast.com/
When one makes a hopeless investment, one sometimes reasons: I can’t stop now, otherwise what I’ve invested so far will be lost. This is true, of course, but irrelevant to whether one should continue to invest in the project. Everything one has invested is lost regardless. If there is no hope for success in the future from the investment, then the fact that one has already lost a bundle should lead one to the conclusion that the rational thing to do is to withdraw from the project.
To continue to invest in a hopeless project is irrational. Such behavior may be a pathetic attempt to delay having to face the consequences of one's poor judgment. The irrationality is a way to save face, to appear to be knowledgeable, when in fact one is acting like an idiot.
Cool! I'll pass that along. I knew about that fallacy, but I didn't know its name.I'm enjoying the podcast a lot, arth. Keep up the good work!
Near the end of Episode two, Jason and the other guy were wondering what logical fallacy was being committed by the ear candling guy at the MBS show who kept saying "but I've been doing this for 13 years" to all your questions. I believe this is the sunk-cost fallacy.
Episode 3 is ready for download!
According to Jason, we received over 1200 downloads over the month of May! How cool is that?
Are you volunteering?I've just discovered this podcast.. It's sounding really good.. Slowly working my way back through the episodes.
Do you have someone on the ground at TAM London?
It's up to you really. You could just record a straightforward event report, or if you're up for it I'll email the organisers and see if I can get you Get To Know Your Skeptic interviews with cool people like Richard Dawkins and Tim Minchin. You could have a Press pass like I did at TAM Vegas!Possibly... how could I be of assistance?
If you're up for it I'll email the organisers and see if I can get you Get To Know Your Skeptic interviews with cool people like Richard Dawkins and Tim Minchin. You could have a Press pass like I did at TAM Vegas!
Awesome. PM me your email address and we'll start coordinating!*gulp* I'd be up for that. I'd probably need to brush up on my interviewing technique though!
I don't think Richard Dawkins is coming to London TAM, but there are a fair few others there.
I've got digital recording equipment, and microphones, so I'm all kitted up!
Episode 9 is up, but there's a bit of a flaw in the initial cut. Jason's re-doing it right now, and we should have the right cut up pretty soon.
For contents, see my sig.
The amended version is now online.I listened to it this morning, and I did worry for a moment you might be talking to yourself
And why am I not surprised you had to bleep out part of the interview with Rebecca?![]()