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CNN captures Absurdity on a page…
I wonder if I can break from the flow in this blog to posit a response on the CNN article… When any argument used results in the personification of the brain as an entity that ‘does’ things, the value of … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, behavior, biology, brain, determinism, information theory, jargon, research, science, social science
Tagged belief systems, brain purpose, brain research, cellular content, CNN, conditioning, correlations, culture, fear, fMRI, group behavior, learning, linkedin, pattern of firing, personify, punishment, reinforcement
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Good enough for Education, Business and Sports
I was going to title this “Not found @ 2009 Consumer Electronics Show…” but I’d get punished. People invest in training for their education, work, entertainment and even lifestyles. The society as a whole invests billions in training and education … Continue reading
Posted in biology, blogs, brain, economics, game theory, human rights, politics, research, social networks, social science, sports, Uncategorized
Tagged avoidance, baseball, basketball, chaining, conditioning, Dana Torres, discrimination training, education, entertainment, fading, football, learning, Mario Williams, Michael Phelps, Paton Manning, ping pong, Professional athletes, reinforcement, tennis, Tiger Woods, US Olympic Training Center, work, X-games
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Pseudo-Scientists ask: Is digital media rewiring our brains?
Actually this is a provocative title to get parents and teachers to read online crap. Kinda ironical, don’t you think… it is supposed to sound like concerns from worried parents. One brain scientist at UCLA, Gary Small, a psychiatrist, argues … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, media, social networks, traffic, Uncategorized
Tagged brain damage, children, digital, education, fear, harm, learning, media, Montessori, neural pathways, pseudo science, Socrates, teens, TV, wired brain
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Is THINKING Behavior?
‘Thinking’ as a class of potential behavior is hard to study and thus, makes it ripe for speculation and interpretations beyond the data. As things are today, thinking is made more significant because it is presumed that humans are the … Continue reading
Bailouts support bad behavior… Don’t do it!
By engaging in bailout after bailout, government bureaucrats in both parties perpetuate the system that is not working: special interest groups getting special treatment. Follow the consequences! By subsidizing failed but well-connected losers with a bailout we collectively are confiscating … Continue reading
Now you see it; now you don’t – Politics, reason and Jihad in Presidential debates!
Things are complicated out there. You may or may not be aware that your nervous system filters out the massive amount of data that your senses are exposed to. As a matter of conservation of energy (real and metaphorical) you … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, business strategy, economics, information theory, media, politics
Tagged bias, cause and effects, economics, experience, focus, friends, jihad, learning, loss of control, market view, misinformation, perception, politics, race, reality, science, superstition, tolerance, understanding
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Walking Talking Technology
The ritual: Using speech-to-text software trained to my voice, I get to process the world’s media (including environmental sounds) in a way that usurps the originator’s intent and content. The software is as imperfect as my notes are and misrepresents … Continue reading
EMERGENT IDEA FOR YOU…
Interesting: I was recently asked why I used the term “emergent” in a statement on development in the central nervous system. I thought it the right word in fit, form and function but preceded to look it up in several … Continue reading
Identifying what we value and what we fear
On any given day in the US in 2008 an average of about 148,000 people will die. Yawn. As the population swells it will grow larger. Yawn. As the population struggles with food, water, disease, contamination and war, those numbers … Continue reading
Posted in analysis of behavior, media, politics
Tagged behavior, complexity, conditioning, consequences, fear, home, learning, magical thinking, office, politics, questioning, Statistics, superstition, training, value
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YIKES! Again… another data point in the abyss…
Elliot Masie – a corporate learning impresario has asked on his site www.learningtown.com : What “Learning” lessons can we learn from the current U.S. Democratic Primaries? What are your perspectives? Note: Keep this focused on the lessons .. not a … Continue reading
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Tagged context, corporate babble, education, learning, politics, training
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