Martin’s Talks and Lectures

23 October 2008: Public lecture hosted by Atheist, Agnostic and Skeptical Society (AASS), University of Bristol

“Scientology: It’s worse than you think”

11 March 2008: Public lecture hosted by Atheist, Agnostic and Skeptical Society (AASS), University of Bristol

“Cognitive Bias, Introspection and Religious Belief”

21 February 2008: Departmental seminar, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bristol

“The Functional Equation Approach to Optimal Reasoning and Decision-making”

15 January 2008: Public lecture hosted by Central London Humanists in London

“Cognitive Bias, Introspection and Religious Belief”

11 January 2008: Talk to colleagues at Information Services, University of Bristol

“A Beginner’s Guide to Bias”

12 December 2007: Talk to colleagues at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol

“Mind Hacks: A Beginner’s Guide to Bias”

9 July 2007: Talk to colleagues at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol

“Mind Hacks: Memory”

21 August 2003: Research Seminar at the Institute for Learning and Research Technology, University of Bristol

“Motivating Other People”

Mainly about the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and how shaping someone’s self-image is a more effective method of persuasion than offering them a reward for a task.

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