Date: 1/29/2021


Show Description:


Simon Henderson is an independent deception consultant working in the UK and the US.  His career has involved researching, teaching, and consulting on deception, counter-deception, information operations and cyber operations within a variety of government, military, and law enforcement organisations.  He is passionate about novel and pro-social applications of these fields.


Learn more about Simon’s work:


Deception by Design


Evaluationof the counter fake-news game, Harmony Square


Immersive theatre company, Punchdrunk




Learn more about NDM:


NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org


Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making




Where to find hosts Brian Moon and Laura Militello:


Brian’s website


Brian’s LinkedIn


Brian’s Twitter




Laura’s website


Laura’s LinkedIn


Laura’s Twitter




Timestamps:


Simon’s early path to a career in deception [1:15]


First exposure to NDM [5:54]


Proposing to apply magic and deception skills to military [20:59]


The technique of misdirection in deception [24:42]


Nuances of using deception on experts [32:31]


One question that could determine if someone is a magician [41:51]


Differences between observing and performing magic [47:58]


Outlook for the next 15 years and details about Simon’s blog and book [51:48]


Two truths and a lie [1:02:55]

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