7.1  Detecting the Martian invasion

7.2  Quantifying prior belief

7.3  Using Bayes Theorem

7.3.1  Bayes for intelligent interfaces

7.3.2  Making decisions – base rates, risk and error costs

7.4  Bayes as a statistical method

7.5  How do you get the prior?

7.6  Handling multiple evidence

7.7  Internecine warfare

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