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cognitive science

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Proof positive

By ⋅ July 10, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Interested to read Shawn Callahan on cognitive bias after last week’s post. Shawn also mentions reading “Good To Great” on a recent holiday, though he says he is sceptical of the approach taken to research it. Indeed, “The Halo Effect” – which I still have yet to read – is pitched as a direct refutation [...]

Increasing awareness

By ⋅ July 6, 2007 ⋅ One comment

I find I’m reading more and more about cognition and cognitive science. Had I become interested in any other topic I might assert that “everyone’s talking about it”. Of course they aren’t – it’s confirmation bias (I think?). I’m pursuing it, at an admittedly leisurely pace. In quick succession I have just read Scott Adams [...]

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