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Visualization and the Embodied Mind

In the late 1970’s, linguistics researchers began to realize something interesting about our day-to-day conversation: we tend to use metaphors far more frequently than anyone had recognized. The reason it took so long to notice is that most of the metaphors we use are deeply engrained in our thinking. So deeply, in fact, that they’re almost unrecognizable for what […]

February 19th, 2015|Categories: Cognition, Visualization|Tags: , , , |

Attention System 1

Here’s a word problem for you to try:

Mary buys a stapler for $12, and also a notebook. She pays $17 altogether. Paul buys a notebook and also a ruler. He pays $8 less than Mary did. How much does the ruler cost?

Try to do it […]

January 8th, 2015|Categories: Cognition, Visualization|Tags: , , , , , |