On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Kaj Sotala <xue...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Lukasz Stafiniak <lukst...@gmail.com> wrote: >> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081224215542.htm >> >> Nothing surprising ;-) > > So they have a result saying that we're good at subconsciously > estimating the direction in which dots on a screen are moving in. > Apparently this can be safely generalized into "Our Unconscious Brain > Makes The Best Decisions Possible (implied: "always")". > > You're right, nothing surprising. Just the kind of unfounded, > simplistic hyperbole I'd expect from your average science reporter. > ;-) >
Here is a critique of the article: http://neurocritic.blogspot.com/2008/12/deal-no-deal-or-dots.html -- Vladimir Nesov robot...@gmail.com http://causalityrelay.wordpress.com/ ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
