Ambiguity: A Two-Edged Sword
Professor Don Colton
2012 David O. McKay Lecture

Delivered 9 Feb 2012, Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
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The Poster Program (pdf) Photo by Lois Colton Final PDF of my Talk<br>(corrected 10 Feb)
The PosterProgram (pdf)Photo by Lois ColtonFinal PDF of my Talk
(corrected 10 Feb)
Sigmund Freud (photo from LIFE magazine) Title page of my PhD thesis Four Candles / Fork Handles (candles by Geoff Draper, 2012) We. Are. Driven.
Sigmund Freud (photo from LIFE magazine)Title page of my PhD thesisFour Candles / Fork Handles (candles by Geoff Draper, 2012)We. Are. Driven.
Old Lady, Young Lady, http://mathworld.wolfram.com/YoungGirl-OldWomanIllusion.html Young Lady with Necklace Old Lady with Wart on Nose Ignorance and Apathy
Old Lady, Young Lady, linkYoung Lady with NecklaceOld Lady with Wart on NoseIgnorance and Apathy
Ignorance and Apathy, Churlish (illustration by Geoff Draper) Ignorance and Apathy, Helpful (illustration by Geoff Draper) Log Rhythms (illustrations by Geoff Draper) 3+2x5
Ignorance and Apathy, Churlish (illustration by Geoff Draper)Ignorance and Apathy, Helpful (illustration by Geoff Draper)Log Rhythms (illustrations by Geoff Draper)3+2x5
=25, =13 Law of Transitivity Proof that a Ham Sandwich beats Complete Happiness Robert Louis Stevenson. Don't write merely to be understood. Write so that you cannot possibly be misunderstood.
=25, =13Law of TransitivityProof that a Ham Sandwich beats Complete HappinessRobert Louis Stevenson. Don't write merely to be understood. Write so that you cannot possibly be misunderstood.
Time Flies Like An Arrow (illustration by Geoff Draper, 2012) Fruit Flies Like A Banana (illustrations by Geoff Draper, 2012) Like You Would Time An Arrow (illustrations by Geoff Draper, 2012) What color is each dot?
Time Flies Like An Arrow (illustration by Geoff Draper, 2012)Fruit Flies Like A Banana (illustrations by Geoff Draper, 2012)Like You Would Time An Arrow (illustrations by Geoff Draper, 2012)What color is each dot?
Context Removed. What you know for sure. (photo by A F Bradley, 1907) No proof Twain said it. (photo by A F Bradley, 1907) Mars Climate Orbiter
Context Removed.What you know for sure. (photo by A F Bradley, 1907)No proof Twain said it. (photo by A F Bradley, 1907)Mars Climate Orbiter
MCO Enters Orbit for the first time. MCO, failure to use metric units Richard G. Scott, Scriptures Luke 8:4-10, Parables
MCO Enters Orbit for the first time.MCO, failure to use metric unitsRichard G. Scott, ScripturesLuke 8:4-10, Parables
D&C 19:6-12, Endless Torment D&C 19:6-12, Mystery D&C 19:6-12, Resolved 2 Peter 1:20-21, Private Interpretation
D&C 19:6-12, Endless TormentD&C 19:6-12, MysteryD&C 19:6-12, Resolved2 Peter 1:20-21, Private Interpretation

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