A dose of visual and cognitive science of graph making, crystallized into 8 principles by a cognitive neuroscientist.
Continue ReadingMental Models and the Mind Current Developments in Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, and Philosophy of Mind
“Cognitive psychology,” “cognitive neuroscience,” and “philosophy of mind” the three disciplines strongly overlap under the roof of the cognitive sciences. The book’s purpose is to present views from the different disciplines on one of the central theories in cognitive science: the theory of mental models.
Continue ReadingFlying bicycles: How the Wright brothers invented the airplane
paper explores the ways in which Wilbur and Orville Wright thought as they tackled the problem of designing and constructing a heavier-than-air craft that would fly under its own power and under their control. They used analogies based on mental models.
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