This is useful if you're using any RPG system that is d6-based, or playing a board game like Monopoly or Backgammon, or if you're trying to work out the odds in a dice game like Craps.
The experiments with domestication probably occurred in many places, as people living in ever-drier environments cast around for more predictable food supplies.
But the most cutting-edge tool under development is the "teachable agent"— a computerized character who learns, tries, makes mistakes and asks questions just like a real-world pupil.
I believed with all my heart mat I could change, if only I could find a quiet place to sort things out and experiment with new ways of thinking and acting.