Looking Outside of Cog-Sci
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Looking Outside of Cog-Sci

Research outside of cognitive science tends to support findings in cognitive science, not contradict them.

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Tradition!
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Tradition!

Imitation—as the term is used in the literature—is not mindless parroting or mimicry.

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Minds Are Like Parachutes
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Minds Are Like Parachutes

Why not start with an effective instructional orientation and tweak it rather than doubling down on ineffective pedagogy?

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Facts Stimulate Reasoning
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Facts Stimulate Reasoning

Words serve as tools to emphasize particular ways of thinking that were already available.

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Most of What We Know
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Most of What We Know

Most of what we know is a result of social transmissions from our superiors in status and knowledge.

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The 'Natural Aesthetic' of Teaching
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

The 'Natural Aesthetic' of Teaching

Natural, hardwired dispositions of the brain are replaced by private formats that have to be worked at to be discovered and appreciated.

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I Before We . . . Weird
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

I Before We . . . Weird

Child-centered, developmental education can easily lead to self-centered adulthood.

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Disgusted by Repetition
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Disgusted by Repetition

The only people who understood or admired this kind of music were other musicians.

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The Delight of Knowing
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

The Delight of Knowing

Telling people about the meaning was a delightful experience for both sender and receiver.

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Guess What's in My Head
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Guess What's in My Head

As for the audience, if you find it, or something you can relate to yourself, why then, more power to you.

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Memory, Instead of a View
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Memory, Instead of a View

Prehistoric sites such as Stonehenge may represent memory spaces, constructed to contain the knowledge of the tribe.

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Stone-Age Brains
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Stone-Age Brains

Capacity limits are a critical feature of a system designed to generate predictions about the future.

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Romanticizing Learning
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

Romanticizing Learning

Knowledge is not just handed on around the campfire or out on the daily gather and hunt, apparently with no need to actually work at learning.

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The Musician's Muscle Memory
Josh Fisher Josh Fisher

The Musician's Muscle Memory

Get the basics in place without error, and then you can add all the glorious creativity and interpretation.

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