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How the Mind Works

Posted on January 10, 2016 by diplopi

Found this free pdf-version of Steven Pinkers bestseller “How the Mind Works and are planning to read through it the next weeks. What I’ve got from the reviews is that he tries to explain what the mind is, how it evolved, and … Continue reading →

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Bertrand Russel’s Theory of Knowledge

Posted on July 18, 2014 by diplopi

  Is the color green a property of the grass, the photon, or the detector? Bertrand Russels mind bending argument in full: i) If naive realism is true, then things are what they seem, and we can study how things … Continue reading →

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“I finally get it!” – Eye Tracking

Posted on March 11, 2014 by diplopi

Originally posted on Eye Tracking the Customer Experience:
Next Bank Sydney 13 brought banking experts from around the World to a wonderful venue in The Rocks, Simmer by the Bay.  As a speaker, I was set a challenge by Rob Findlay,…

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Signal Detection Theory

Posted on March 11, 2014 by diplopi

The signal detection theory evolved from the development of communications and radar equipment the first half of this century.  It migrated to psychology, initially as part of sensation and perception, in the 50’s and 60’s as an attempt to understand … Continue reading →

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A Short Story About the Benefits of Mistakes

Posted on March 10, 2014 by diplopi

“The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of the work they produced, all … Continue reading →

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Image Importer for PowerPoint

Posted on October 25, 2013 by diplopi

With a Mac and several hundred pictures I want to insert into PowerPoint, I’ve learned that this is not possible, like it is with a PC. But with this Automator app I found, it is possible. With this app, you can, … Continue reading →

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Life is a place of training and correction.

Posted on September 5, 2013 by diplopi

  Something to keep in mind every time my supervisors use their ugly, red pen on the draft of my thesis.

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