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Renouncing flouncing (for the second time)
I flounced. Again. Last year it was from a day-long meeting of a colourful political party that will remain nameless. The first two hours were dominated (that is the right word) by someone who had come down from Lancaster to … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive limitations, hypocrisy, stupidity
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Mistakes, I’ve made a few, but then again, too many to mention #Dewey #mistakes
But socially as well as scientifically the great thing is not to avoid mistakes but to have them take place under conditions such that they can be utilised to increase intelligence in the future.” Reconstruction in Philosophy John Dewey Why … Continue reading
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Tagged Cognitive Humility, cognitive limitations
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“Blind spots”? Nah, that’s all arse-backwards… #cognitivehumility
I was sat at a lovely Indian restaurant with a good friend last week.* And we were riffing on how little anyone really knows about their own behaviours, their own motivations and drives. It occurred to me that the term … Continue reading
We are expecting the species to make a “Damoclean conversion” – and it won’t
Our lives hang by a thread. Some people die because a door that should have been locked wasn’t locked, others because they were from Minnesota. Random stuff happens. As individuals in the prosperous West, with clean water, antibiotics, surgery, and … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive limitations, Damoclean Conversion, disasturbation
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F.O.C.U.S, Dwight. Which part of “focus” don’t you get, numbnuts?
“Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.” Thomas Huxley And others would consider me … Continue reading
“The illusion of explanatory depth”, Dunning-Krueger and all that jazz…
The universe is a freakin’ confusing place. And we don’t like to be confused. And we don’t like not fitting in with our gang (people used to get eaten by sabre-toothed tigers for sticking out from the crowd, after all). … Continue reading
Things we’d rather talk about – small, “manageable” things…
Over a couple of pints tonight, talking with some friends. Got onto the topic of things we (as societies/species) talk about and things we don’t. Some things – budgets of 100s of millions of quid or whatever – are too … Continue reading
Hint: it’s not what is going on inside your skull, among *your* synapses, that matters…
Friday puzzle: Four Men in Hats from Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder A fine puzzle from Mycoted. Shown above are four men buried up to their necks in the ground. They cannot move, so they can only look forward. Between … Continue reading
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Tagged boing boing, cognitive limitations
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Neologism needed: extinctostalgia, thanatalgia or some such
I was in a museum the other day, with my wonderful wife. There was one section that I dreaded as soon as I knew it existed. And it was as bad as I thought it would be. Not the quality, … Continue reading
“Epic Frail” – a non-viral, non-viable Internet meme
The young kids are, I am told, fond of the phrase “Epic Fail.” I propose a homage/spoof/refinement to “Epic Frail,” for use whenever we spot ourselves or other folks being human, all to human. If you keep your eyes open, … Continue reading
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