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A Bayesian Approach to the Brain

July 6, 2016Florent Meyniel, Ph.D. Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit, Neurospin, CEA, University Paris-Saclay, France Bayesian concepts are appealing to many researchers in fundamental and applied research, including neuroscience. Bayesian tools, part of probability theory, are useful whenever quantitative analysis is needed, such as in statistics, data mining, or forecasting. However, Bayesian concep..

The Importance of Taleb’s System: From the Fourth Quadrant to the Skin in the Game

By Branko Milanovic - 29 January 2018 Branko Milanovic explores the impact and importance of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's work. Several weeks ago on Twitter I wrote (in an obviously very short form) why I thought that Taleb was one of the most important thinkers today. Let me explain in greater detail. Taleb went from (a) technical observations about non-Gaussian distributions of some phenomena to (b..

First links in the Markov chain

THIS ARTICLE FROM ISSUEFirst Links in the Markov Chain First Links in the Markov ChainBY BRIAN HAYESProbability and poetry were unlikely partners in the creation of a computational toolCOMPUTER MATHEMATICS STATISTICSOne hundred years ago the Russian mathematician A. A. Markov founded a new branch of probability theory by applying mathematics to poetry. Delving into the text of Alexander Pushkin’..

Antifragile Education: How to Learn for Life in a Changing World

“Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and stressors and love adventure, risk, and uncertainty.” -Nassim Nicolas Taleb, Antifragile In Antifragile, statistician and scholar Nassim Nicolas Taleb argues that there are three types of responses people and things can have to stress, disorder, and change over time:1) Robust — Unharmed b..

15 Common Cognitive Distortions

15 Common Cognitive DistortionsBy John M. Grohol, Psy.D. ~ 5 min read What’s a cognitive distortion and why do so many people have them? Cognitive distortions are simply ways that our mind convinces us of something that isn’t really true. These inaccurate thoughts are usually used to reinforce negative thinking or emotions — telling ourselves things that sound rational and accurate, but really o..

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[4차산업혁명 칼럼] 한국에 移植해야 할 '실리콘밸리 DNA'조선일보 비벡 와드와 카네기멜런대·하버드대 로스쿨 특별연구원음성으로 읽기기사 스크랩 이메일로 기사공유 기사 인쇄 글꼴 설정100자평3좋아요21페이스북 공유트위터 공유카카오스토리 공유기사 URL공유공유 더보기입력 2018.06.07 03:12'비판 경청'하며 '스스로 재창조'하는 게 최고 혁신 허브 된 비결 규율과 순응 위주였던 한국도 다양성과 異見 토론을 적극 복돋워야 비벡 와드와 카네기멜런대·하버드대 로스쿨 특별연구원나는 2009년부터 미국 실리콘밸리에 와서 살고 있다. 외국 출신자들이 큰 성공을 거두고 혁신을 주도하는 경쟁력이 궁금했다. 실제로 이곳 기업의 52%는 비(非)미국계가 세웠다. 구글·마이크로소프트(MS)·어도비(Adobe)의 최..

The mathematics of mind-time

The mathematics of mind-time (by Karl Friston) The special trick of consciousness is being able to project action and time into a range of possible futures I have a confession. As a physicist and psychiatrist, I find it difficult to engage with conversations about consciousness. My biggest gripe is that the philosophers and cognitive scientists who tend to pose the questions often assume that th..

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