Laura Joy Perales's List: Cognition and Technology

5-minute “video break” for a simple introduction to cognitive science from the University of Arizona. We’ll explore many of the topics mentioned in the video.

3. Let’s look at an example of how current school practices may not support, or may even harm, the development of the mental skills Pink claims are necessary. Ken Robinson is an internationally-acclaimed expert on creativity. Sir Ken Robinson’s presentation (19:30 min) is one of the most-watched serious videos in the world.

Carl Sagan’s historic 10-minute introduction to the triune brain

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Discovery Education clip (6 min) that reviews the layers of the brain, evolution of the brain, and the nature and function of neurons.

A healthy human eye can discriminate over a million colors. See what a million colors look like at:

To see how normal web pages look to a color-blind person

View the in17 m video of MIT’s Dr. Nancy Kanwisher and take notes. Her main idea is that our brains are highly specialized to do a few things very well, and the specialized areas work differently from any general intelligence.

Watch the video and be able to explain in general terms the reason why our senses are “fooled.”

Watch the video and be able to explain in general terms the reason why our senses are “fooled.”

Stare at center until video is done then look around the room. Explain in general terms the reason why our senses are “fooled.”

1. View Tom Wujec’s (from AutoDesk) TED video (6:30 min) on three ways the brain creates meaning. He reviews some of what you learned about the visual pathway as he guides you through the Visual Cortex to the Ventral Stream, Dorsal Stream, and Limbic System. You may want to take notes on his three ways to make meaning.

View the TED video, Three Warp-Speed Architecture Tales (18 min)