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Science and the production of ignorance :when the quest for knowledge is thwa…
An introduction to the new area of ignorance studies that examines how science produces ignorance--both actively and passively, intentionally and unintentionally. We may think of science as our foremost producer of knowledge, but for the past decade, science has also been studied as an important source of ignorance. The historian of science Robert Proctor has coined the term agnotology to refer…
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LabOratory :Speaking of Science and Its Architecture
An illustrated examination of laboratory architecture and the work that it does to engage the public, recruit scientists, and attract funding.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 026235635X
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- 1 online resource (361 pages)
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Systems, Experts, and Computers: The Systems Approach in Management and Engin…
This study charts the origins and spread of the systems movement. It describes the major players - including RAND, MITRE, Ramo-Wooldrige (later TRW), and the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis - and examines applications in a wide variety of military, government, civil, and engineering settings. The book is international in scope, describing the spread of systems thinking in Fr…
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- 9780262275873
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- 1 online resource (vi, 513 pages) :illustrations.
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Taking Action: Cognitive Neuroscience Perspectives on Intentional Acts
A Bradford book."Recent cognitive neuroscientific research that crosses traditional conceptual boundaries among perceptual, cognitive, and motor functions in an effort to understand intentional acts. Traditionally, neurologists, neuroscientists, and psychologists have viewed brain functions as grossly divisible into three separable components, each responsible for either perceptual, cognitive, …
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- 9780262276337
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- 1 online resource (viii, 413 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
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Mind and brain :a critical appraisal of cognitive neuroscience
Here, William Uttal offers a critical review of cognitive neuroscience, examining both its history and modern developments in the field. He pays particular attention to the role of brain imaging in studying the mind-brain relationship.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262298902
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- 1 online resource (xxviii, 497 pages) :illustrations
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Computational Philosophy of Science
"A Bradford book."By applying research in artificial intelligence to problems in the philosophy of science, Paul Thagard develops an exciting new approach to the study of scientific reasoning. This approach uses computational ideas to shed light on how scientific theories are discovered, evaluated, and used in explanations. Thagard describes a detailed computational model of problem solving and…
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- 9780262284837
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) :illustrations
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Comparative Approaches to Cognitive Science
"A Bradford book."OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262282512
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- 1 online resource (vii, 533 pages) :illustrations.
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The Complementary Nature
"A Bradford book."Why do we divide our world into contraries? Why do we perceive and interpret so many of life's contraries as mutually exclusive, either/or dichotomies such as individual~collective, self~other, body~mind, nature~nurture, cooperation~competition? Throughout history, many have recognized that truth may well lie in between such polar opposites. In The Complementary Nature, Scott …
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- 9780262316286
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 317 pages) :illustrations
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Computation and Cognition: Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science
The question, "What is Cognitive Science?" is often asked but seldom answered to anyone's satisfaction. Until now, most of the answers have come from the new breed of philosophers of mind. This book, however, is written by a distinguished psychologist and computer scientist who is well-known for his work on the conceptual foundations of cognitive science, and especially for his research on ment…
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- 9780262281997
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 292 pages) :illustrations
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Computational Developmental Psychology
"A Bradford book."An overview of the emerging discipline of computational developmental psychology, emphasizing the use of constructivist neural networks.Despite decades of scientific research, the core issues of child development remain too complex to be explained by traditional verbal theories. These issues include structure and transition, representation and processing, innate and experienti…
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