Ignite Bristol 02 - Martin Poulter - What is Bayesianism and why should you care? by Martin Poulter
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Ignite Bristol 02 - Martin Poulter - What is Bayesianism and why should you care?
- Martin Poulter
A revolution that transformed science, medicine and critical thinking can be traced back to a paper by an 18th Century vicar. Martin Poulter explains how Thomas Bayes' insight helps us decide who is a murderer, who has cancer, whether we should torture terror suspects, and whether you're being flirted with.
Bio:
PhD in Philosophy; interested in cognitive biases and critical thinking; records music as Coma Pilot and Mister Oestrogen; ICT manager for the Economics Network at Bristol University.
Check out Infobomb for more of his work or follow him on Twitter.
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