# competing (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover competing. Page: Feed: --- ## [Making Sense of the ISO 31000 Risk Management Process](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/making-sense-of-the-iso-31000-risk-management-process) _2026-08-20 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ ISO 31000 provides one of the most widely recognised frameworks for managing risk. Its risk management process is conceptually sound, deliberately generic and applicable to almost any organisation, industry or type of risk. But there is a problem. For people encountering ISO 31000 for the first time — and sometimes even for people who have been using it for years — the process diagram can be… ## [As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/2017/10/10/as-low-as-reasonably-practicable-alarp) _2026-08-12 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ ALARP is one of the fundamental principles of risk management. It is often also referred to as SFARP or SFAIRP (so far as is reasonably practicable). What the terms mean ALARP: “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”. Focuses on reducing risk to the lowest level that is reasonably achievable, typically by comparing risk levels against target or tolerable criteria, in the context of available resources.… ## [Will It Stand Up in Court? The Expert-Witness Architecture Behind SEAM](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/will-it-stand-up-in-court-the-expert-witness-architecture-behind-seam) _2026-08-04 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ Turning analysis into court-ready material — Part 3 of 3 If you haven’t read the previous articles, please start with the first in the series or go to the second article if you have read the first. They explain how the Structured Evidence Analysis Matrix (SEAM) works — the analytical engine borrowed from intelligence tradecraft, and the adaptations that make it fit for legal use. This final… ## [Inside the Method: From Intelligence Tradecraft to the Courtroom](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/inside-the-method-from-intelligence-tradecraft-to-the-courtroom) _2026-07-26 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ How the Structured Evidence Analysis Matrix works — Part 2 of 3 If you haven’t read the previous article, please read this one first. It introduces the case study this series is built around: a contested court matter with cross-allegations, a documentary record running to thousands of pages, and a client who needed the court to see the wood for the trees. In Part 1, I described the outcome:… ## [When Both Stories Fit the Facts](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/when-both-stories-fit-the-facts) _2026-07-18 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ A case study in structured evidence analysis — Part 1 of 3 This is the first article in a three-part series introducing the Structured Evidence Analysis Matrix (SEAM), a method I developed for testing competing accounts against the documentary record in contested legal matters. Consider a person accused of stealing a car. They hold a driver’s licence. They knew where the car was kept. They had… ## [Pattern Bracelets](https://talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/pattern-bracelets/) _2026-05-30 · Christopher Danielson · Talking Math With Your Kids_ I have been thinking about patterns for a long time, occasionally making progress in understanding how children learn to identify and think about patterns. Overall, it is slow going. There isn’t nearly as much of a research base on learning patterns as there is for learning about numbers or shapes. The one study I have \[…\] ## [FIFA says Iran will play in the World Cup, but can they?](https://san.com/cc/fifa-says-iran-will-play-in-the-world-cup-but-can-they/) _2026-05-01 · Ally Heath · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ FIFA insists Iran will compete in the 2026 World Cup, but visa restrictions in the U.S. and Canada cast doubt on who can actually attend. ## [A ‘Rory repeat’: McIlroy wins second straight Masters title](https://san.com/cc/a-rory-repeat-mcilroy-wins-second-straight-masters-title/) _2026-04-13 · Julia Marshall · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ Rory McIlroy is once again a Masters champion, following a nail-biting final day performance at Augusta National Country Club on Sunday. ## [Executive order targets college sports as experts warn of ‘inevitable’ changes](https://san.com/cc/executive-order-targets-college-sports-as-experts-warn-of-inevitable-changes/) _2026-04-12 · Diane Duenez · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ An executive order signed by President Donald Trump calls for clearer national standards on athlete compensation, eligibility and transfers. ## [How Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) Helps Make Sense of Complex Accidents](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/how-analysis-of-competing-hypotheses-ach-helps-make-sense-of-complex-accidents) _2026-03-31 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ When an accident is serious, tragic, and technically complex, the hardest task is often not collecting information, but making sense of competing explanations. Different witnesses see different things. Technical systems interact in ways that are not obvious. Early narratives can harden before the evidence is fully examined. NOTE: The MRH-90 incident is a real-world example of a tragic event. This… ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WfaBMN2X4dqW) _2026-03-31 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [IOC bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports](https://san.com/cc/ioc-bans-transgender-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports/) _2026-03-26 · Devin Pavlou · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it is barring transgender women athletes from competing in the Olympics. ## [As March Madness tips off, workplace productivity goes to the bench](https://san.com/cc/as-march-madness-tips-off-workplace-productivity-goes-to-the-bench/) _2026-03-21 · Diane Duenez · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ For many American workplaces, the annual college basketball tournament, March Madness also brings a measurable hit to productivity. ## [The US and Israel broke the Olympic Truce. Their Paralympians will still compete](https://san.com/cc/the-us-and-israel-broke-the-olympic-truce-their-paralympians-will-still-compete/) _2026-03-05 · Ally Heath · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ The International Paralympic Committee is allowing athletes from the U.S., Israel and Iran to compete despite ongoing conflict, violating the Olympic Truce. ## [USA women’s hockey team declines invite to White House, citing scheduling conflicts](https://san.com/cc/usa-womens-hockey-team-declines-invite-to-white-house-citing-scheduling-conflicts/) _2026-02-24 · Julia Marshall · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ The USA Olympic women's hockey team declined President Trump's invitation to the State of the Union address, citing scheduling conflicts. ## [Ukrainian Olympian barred from competition over war tribute helmet](https://san.com/cc/ukrainian-olympian-barred-from-competition-over-war-tribute-helmet/) _2026-02-12 · Julia Marshall · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ A Ukrainian Olympic athlete was disqualified from competing after Olympic officials ruled his helmet violated political speech rules. ## [The most expensive Olympic medals ever produced are already falling apart](https://san.com/cc/the-most-expensive-olympic-medals-ever-produced-are-already-falling-apart/) _2026-02-10 · Ally Heath · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ At least four Olympians said their medals broke within hours of winning them. What's going on with the most valuable medals ever? ## [Olympian Hunter Hess responds to backlash from Trump](https://san.com/cc/olympian-hunter-hess-responds-to-backlash-from-trump/) _2026-02-10 · Shea Taylor · Sports: Unbiased Coverage of Teams and Athletes | Straight Arrow_ Olympian Hunter Hess responds to Trump after the president labeled him "a real loser" for voicing mixed feelings about representing the U.S. ## [Using Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) in Litigation, Inquiries, and Contested Policy Debates](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/using-analysis-of-competing-hypotheses-ach-in-litigation-inquiries-and-contested-policy-debates) _2026-02-04 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ For more insights into ACH related topics, click here. In litigation, coronial inquiries, and high-stakes policy disputes, the hardest problem is rarely a lack of information. It is the opposite: too many facts, too many narratives, and too many incentives pushing decision-makers toward a preferred explanation long before the evidence has been properly weighed. Once a narrative takes hold,… ## [Conducting an Independent Risk Assessment in Support of a Lobby, Coronial Inquiry, or Litigation](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/conducting-an-independent-risk-assessment-in-support-of-a-lobby-coronial-inquiry-or-litigation) _2026-02-04 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ When people hear the phrase risk assessment, they often imagine a spreadsheet, a heat map, or a list of obvious hazards ranked from red to green. In routine operational settings, that may be sufficient. In the context of a lobby effort, a coronial inquiry, or litigation, it is not even close. In these environments, risk assessment is not an administrative task. It is a discipline of structured… ## [On vehicles and the meanings of words](https://talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/on-vehicles-and-the-meanings-of-words/) _2025-10-31 · Christopher Danielson · Talking Math With Your Kids_ The following is an extended excerpt of a cover letter for Is It a Vehicle?, a book I have play-tested many hundreds of times in a wide range of situations over the last five-plus years and not yet found a publishing home for. I hope you enjoy the writing, and I invite you to share widely. \[…\] ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DClBtKKMDWHb) _2025-10-31 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Minnesota’s Largest Pattern Block Mosaic](https://talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/minnesotas-largest-pattern-block-mosaic/) _2025-09-01 · Christopher Danielson · Talking Math With Your Kids_ To celebrate ten years of Math On-A-Stick, we built Minnesota’s Largest Pattern Block Mosaic yesterday at the Minnesota State Fair. Careful study of this next image reveals 24 jaggedy “rows” of 7 large hexagons, totaling 168 regular hexagons (with a few more than that in the image above, added later on with the few remaining \[…\] ## [Risk Communication - Using Natural Frequencies](https://www.juliantalbot.com/post/2017/08/08/risk-communication-using-natural-frequencies) _2025-06-24 · Julian Talbot · JulianTalbot.com_ Following on from my previous post, Risk Communication Issues, if we want to understand why otherwise knowledgeable health professionals... ## [Questioning Piaget](https://talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/questioning-piaget/) _2024-12-04 · Christopher Danielson · Talking Math With Your Kids_ Note: An earlier version of this post was part of the Talking Math with Your Kids newsletter. The provider I used for that newsletter ceased operating a while back, but I saved all of the content and will republish some of that writing here on the blog from time to time. The newsletter itself lives \[…\] ## [Two competing theories, resolved](https://talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/two-competing-theories-resolved/) _2024-11-05 · Christopher Danielson · Talking Math With Your Kids_ I wrote about two competing theories recently. Each is an answer the question Why do you never see a square on the rectangle page of a shapes book for young children? That question stands in for lots of other specific questions, such as Why do counting books tend to stop at ten? and Why are \[…\] ## [Two competing theories](https://talkingmathwithkids.com/blog/two-competing-theories/) _2024-10-14 · Christopher Danielson · Talking Math With Your Kids_ Why do you never see a square on the rectangle page of a shapes book for children? I asked this question of a colleague this summer. It turns out that my colleague and I have different answers to this question. I’ll share both of these answers with you today, then offer evidence for one of \[…\]