The practical advantages of Bayesian inference are demonstrated through two concrete examples. In the first example, we wish to learn about a criminal’s IQ: a problem of parameter estimation. In the second example, we wish to quantify support in favor of a null hypothesis, and track this support as the data accumulate: a problem of hypothesis testing. The Bayesian framework unifies both problem...

The paper begins with a response to the nature of contemporary artists relationships to how computers have permeated the fine art domain and how they affect the creative process. How should artists utilize this tool in order to fully understand and explore its potential? Using the example of a recent project I have undertaken called 'nGen', I shall discuss some aspects of how the computer tool ...

In recent years, Aboriginal communities across Canada have begun to seek ways to increase their participation and control of research that affects them. Similarly, academics are seeking new methods to include parallel and complementary knowledge in their research, including traditional knowledge and community experience and expertise. New approaches, theories, and methods related to, or derived...