What makes a good excuse?
Explaining the situation or avoiding your responsibilities - are excuses valid and is there an art to them?\n\nImage: K\u0101rlis Dambr\u0101ns via Wikicommons\n\nThings mentioned in this podcast:\n- \u2018Sorry about the speeding, I was having sex\u2019 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11143817/businessman-fled-police-rolls-royce/ \n- Dr Paulina Sliwa on the philosophy of excuses https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/what-makes-a-good-excuse-a-cambridge-philosopher-may-have-the-answer \n\nFind more Cognitive Engineering episodes here https://link.chtbl.com/SQeIgc44