Collecting Cognition with Steve Sloman - 75th Conversation
From Computing Up by Dave Ackley
December 1, 2024 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 75
About this episode
Cognitive scientist Steve Sloman discusses connectionism and collective cognition with hosts Michael and Dave.
Cognitive scientist and psychologist Professor Steve Sloman of Brown University ( 🔗 , 🔗 , 🔗 ) joins Michael and Dave in a fun romp through connectionism, collective cognition, the illusion of understanding, and much more. Also, Dave illustrates his illusion of understanding of a bicycle in a true back of the envelope sketch -- [Episode cover based on image used courtesy of Steven Sloman]
People in this episode
Hosts: Michael, Dave Ackley
Guest: Steve Sloman
Topics covered
- cognition
- connectionism
- collective cognition
- illusion of understanding
- psychology
Keywords
- cognitive science
- psychology
- collective cognition
- connectionism
- illusion of understanding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brown University
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