Showing posts with label Deception. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deception. Show all posts

Thursday, April 10, 2008

BU Buys Alcohol for Siegel?

To protect him from angry bartenders. BU also buys alcohol for multiple graduation events, senior dinners, scholarship program dinners...

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Second Exercise

Traditional Risk Factor Epidemiology - The Hidden Danger
Numbers don't tell us what causes problems.
Siegel is standing in front of the projector, with the "No Signal" image now glowing on his face.
There is still trickery - the numbers don't give the answers. This example is more heavy-handed than the last.

In-Class Exercise

"This was a trick! I'll admit it, this was a trick."

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Fabulous Prizes are tainted?

Oh no! We've all been led: Fabulous prizes are only to set a precedent for answering questions.
Do you feel pavlovian? We may all drool when his voice lilts up for a question.
The Tipping Point in question-answering: People won't answer until other people answer.