I Learnt

Surprisingly familiar

May 13, 2023

In the TED talk The four-letter code to selling anything Derek Thompson explains about a concept called MAYA.

A few years ago I had to do first aid training as part of the mandatory training for the youth football team I coached. This included learning how to use a defibrillator - something you obviously hope to never have to use. I was impressed how well it explained each step of what you need to do.

AI breaks the game of hide and seek

November 12, 2020

This is a really fun video where an AI is given a version of the game of hide and seek and each team has to learn ways to win - either by finding the other team or by not being found.

Watch an octopus dreaming

March 19, 2020

Obviously we have no idea whether the interpretation in the video is correct however I love they way the octopus changes colour and shape as it “dreams”.

An entrancing dance with just the hands

April 25, 2018

My daughter loves dancing. She was entranced by this (so was I). The effort this must have taken to choreograph and the level of control between both the dancers is impressive.