Tag Archives: extended mind

Extended Cognition and the Dynamics of Algorithmic Skills

This book describes a novel methodology for studying algorithmic skills, intended as cognitive activities related to rule-based symbolic transformation, and argues that some human computational abilities may be interpreted and analyzed as genuine examples of extended cognition. It shows that … Continue reading

Posted in Cognition, Computing, Distributed learning, Extended cognition, Extended mind | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Extended Cognition and the Dynamics of Algorithmic Skills

The Brain in your Pocket: Smartphones used to Supplant Thinking

With the advent of Smartphone technology, access to the internet and its associated knowledge base is at one’s fingertips. What consequences does this have for human cognition? We frame Smartphone use as an instantiation of the extended mind—the notion that … Continue reading

Posted in Cognition, Extended mind, Internet, Situated cognition, Smartphone | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment