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Views of mental differences: artificially categorical. Hovercraft, Plane, Boat, Bike, Car, Truck, Bus, Train. No. https://t.co/dkZzqW0THY
"the more you learn language- you start to hear or see words automatically when you look at or think about things" https://t.co/CSsuFjHqoy
Breaking free of leaky categorical boundaries. Pipe, this is not. Words are tyranny over the curious mind. Ooblek!!!https://t.co/mSKueO8PKz
"the imaginative world of childhood, he has re-examined the structural elements that bind"https://t.co/JqSolRWib4 https://t.co/njqD49mfcs
“dynamism in language seems to represent a kind of healthy symptom of a culture. Ya'll feelin' me or what?” https://t.co/13YTUohLsf
What if 'you' is an illusion we view the world thru.What if words are illusions?What is sentience, just a word?https://t.co/8CdxVVMuTp
Meditative Tweetstorm TL;DR:https://t.co/YuCbbzf8jL
"a pattern of thought that is so entrenched and feels so natural that it has become unconscious" https://t.co/wQWzXWRg8J
"Channeling Einstein"On wonder as a conflict between learned language & the senses:https://t.co/MgGKJ0xJKo https://t.co/nHJMCbCVS6
Sound-Sex: Dressing up the language of farting ooblek!!!https://t.co/w0LOc01jy5https://t.co/H7h3NQdFg9 https://t.co/K6Gy2ax3C9
Being aware of our own use of language is perhaps fundamental to our success as a species.https://t.co/57XhBlQJhl
"structure on which you get to hang the ornaments of your imagination [...] letting your unconscious mind guide you"https://t.co/2MUaAw9l5A
"Do you detain foreign thoughts that may have entered your mind illegally"?https://t.co/4jZn9rRlzc
"yet he speaks to him in the most profane""You are fined one credit for violation of the verbal morality statute."https://t.co/HMi6DxRCaT
"what is the good of deducing the nature of gravity, or of going to the moon?" https://t.co/d2Fbni0opi
"In a world where your imagination, rather than your context, is the limiting factor..." https://t.co/V6MKgB8Ycf
On Language & Listening:"... then they try to figure out what's wrong with the person who said it."https://t.co/xAdwwT71Yz h/t @worrydream
the more models you have of minds, better your pattern matching to guess at shared analogies / inferential distance.https://t.co/BPleMjGt49
First, understand their models:"a Word of Power, spoken at the birth of theories and carved on their tombstones."https://t.co/0oInpG1FuY https://t.co/ObKjmd5n7m
"The technology of awareness is solar powered and cannot be turned off." — @SaulWilliams (https://t.co/GmioNRvVzs)https://t.co/3JykWZaTp5 https://t.co/OfMXYriJbt
... who see the words, who see meaning behind words.Creative corruption of signal; screaming chaos at the void...https://t.co/2nVi6GpLoh
Arthur Koestler — Outlaw Thoughts"minds are kind of constrained to think within contexts; within systems of belief" https://t.co/gDfWlEb5EA
"...uses the imagery of the theatre in order to portray the importance of human social interaction." h/t @zefrankhttps://t.co/CHESGEThlh
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense "… fending off that attack and neutralizing the harm spiteful words inflict."https://t.co/XYOcrXJM6D https://t.co/hX2mFU3J2K
"interesting example of the deeply personal relationship we all have with language."https://t.co/nowndardSD https://t.co/zF2QuG4X2H
Can you wonk how "WHIMS AND ODDITIES OF JONATHAN."related to: https://t.co/4HXmsvIn3O(and meta: the thread this tweet is attached to?) https://t.co/1eoJqpnRQi
"If I were [...] just starting out today, I would make a hobby of biology and study all branches of it for clues."https://t.co/484ukmCnUi https://t.co/Us1CFJvaLj
Standing on shoulders of Giants... Do great poets steal words?To quote Gizmoduck: "blathering blatherskite!"https://t.co/dxfKEcljYY
verstehst du das? gut tun ya, PUNK ?!https://t.co/AGVT7A3HdY
"A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels." — Albert Einsteinhttps://t.co/AwoFfwm6xj
Mr. Rogers taught me about creativity *AND* following instructions.https://t.co/Zi2V0OB9uI
"This is the modern art; [...] vague has power [...] unpacked on the other end by people's hopes & wishes & dreams."https://t.co/OHWUhwDZ9H
Creatively Inspiring other people, using their dreams as power. Can anyone find my pants? Sorry I'm so vague.https://t.co/XuEXptd2Ny
The origin of 'Einstein’s Razor' talks about the failure of words and seeing beyond them. So cool. https://t.co/GMsnVzEnhm https://t.co/lQaBQuFSzU
Yo, I got this: borborgymus.“occasionally tweet a word. Or a random collection of words that sound good” @SlackHQ https://t.co/H7j3Qt61wk
Word Soup: A narrative in which lonely strangers manipulate a community into being creative with their words.https://t.co/KXZprwIL2R
"Weisberg develops a novel account of similarity called weighted feature matching."https://t.co/iW7utbbWFX https://t.co/8rClMpwkGT
“Thoughts Aren’t Real” — @dailyzen https://t.co/t9vn0qBSkz https://t.co/Qpr8UG7fsf
"If you're deeply committed to innovation, you have to resist that there's only one innovation paradigm" — @zefrankhttps://t.co/gu5CAkkHfz https://t.co/oUaPiXS0fN
Competitive innovation is a helluva drug.https://t.co/xYhb3MHw75
"Like human memory and imagination, it would require only the ability to recognize unique forms moving through time"https://t.co/c4VO2m5lRj https://t.co/RRI6S2ztJw
What *ARE* words?https://t.co/eWZ3JjkNgf
Explore meaning. Play with an adversarial arrangements of kenning to tap at analogy network. Listen to the echos.https://t.co/tKYg4sb4ux https://t.co/DgMkP8yZrN
Teaching fish to climb trees.https://t.co/SlxkJmuXd0 https://t.co/sHPTOAnSiF
The words that blind us."What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?" — Albert Einsteinhttps://t.co/rYfJlEnn87
Seriously tho, what *ARE* words?https://t.co/2SunoUZAEj
Acting out physical usage of a word as a way to enhance recall. Talking with your hands. Charades: word exorcism?https://t.co/LGc27qnDiB https://t.co/jRdOklBWRg
"Self-talk as data"? Group talk as understanding."idio jargon": allegory of the elephant.https://t.co/FZgaQmFfMD
Why am I different? => How are we different from rats?Change the question to get better answers. Post-Rats.https://t.co/89KNxTCmEZ https://t.co/5yt5ALW077
Why are we in cages?https://t.co/KcgvM37mi9 https://t.co/yHkvT5Y2FS
Break minds, not too much, mostly pineapples.https://t.co/vWOyp1iSvW https://t.co/5mVPw8M48m
Is cereal a soup? How we classify candy depends on experience.Little Endian vs Big Endian. We're absurd creatures.https://t.co/xpvG0xKGcU
Are beavers a fish? Well actually...https://t.co/XurDtmxivw
Imprecise poetry of words; As a feature, not a fault?Thus we see the majesty of the patterned language of thought!https://t.co/7hS9UY8SRm
All the words a game, and all the verbs and nouns merely conveyers.https://t.co/g8nwrDIyt6 https://t.co/oRrd4htJ86
"you can think of the words and the concepts they are associated with as tools for living"https://t.co/5mhIBiIlJw https://t.co/mFkprO4rwp
"…probe realms of emotion, norms, and values. There seems no limit to where these investigations are headed" [1998]https://t.co/grvupZOP9s https://t.co/XI36Pbg75I
"None of this means that goals don’t have a place, but they’re not a great driver of creativity."https://t.co/7DIbogOA9G https://t.co/cdpLz7PAPL
"without realizing it we all have hypotheses about the nature of space itself and we have preconceptions..." https://t.co/y7yGMmi5jZ
"we don't care if artist talk to angels because our definition of them is that they're screwball" #YTPhttps://t.co/RRu0N6FblF
Math might be "made up", but do these points really matter? Whose line is it anyway? Exploring idea space...https://t.co/y7yGMmi5jZ https://t.co/fgQFm1d4dU
"for some people it turns out that images and spatialrelationships seem to dominate their thinking process"https://t.co/i3WnNF7aBi
Knowlege xfer via tandem running?"The findings highlight the uneven and selective knowledge flows within a cluster" https://t.co/xDm9KMkwxO
I don't like the framing of 'damage' because this seem useful in the right context. A different way of seeing? Hmm.https://t.co/sB4rbijQhE https://t.co/gLgrViW0oC
Don't get me wrong, it would be a major burden... but this also sounds like how I am able to think outside the box creatively. https://t.co/rdaMwkgTCY
There's often weird overlap between autism spectrums and schizophrenic spectrums. I am suspicious of the boundaries.https://t.co/fwtM6ki04S https://t.co/yXMy2GhkZC
Ethology should be studied in situation. The importance of an emergent phenomena is missed when you isolate.https://t.co/rV3XvRug7R
This entire thread is about thinking outside of the box. Take one step further: begin wondering what the box is.https://t.co/HPqOaWSAMk
Self-Propelling Peristalsis?https://t.co/MqELOEuRF4
Or a brain operating outside of normal bounds?https://t.co/8zXEjxr0Pk
"scientists tend not to look at cultural variation. Someone should, because it’s important, and it can teach us..."https://t.co/Tk0QUq6NT3 https://t.co/yabOtUA8I7
Why does @slatestarcodex always in sync w/ my own model of findings? Here's one that covers variation in perception:https://t.co/heVKygzc26 https://t.co/9rm9B75F3U
I have another thread that has a similar syncopation with their writing: https://t.co/9FXAmRFsdR
And my thoughts always seem to mirror the same interests. Makes me wonder what he's looking for? https://t.co/Rd73xjn5lu
My motivation for these interest: https://t.co/Os40FGZfpK
Taking a step back. I'm wondering why this bit about genetics etc. is my thread about creativity? Oh right: https://t.co/wQnt8H6gH3
Having diverse group allows for collaborative meaning making. https://t.co/nqnTDTaJKu
What if ants explore in spirals b/c they get grumpy of the hungry ones complaining in the anthill? "Ant"isocialhttps://t.co/N6XofJMAym
Emotion activating mind viruses + narrative structure = stories are how we share our states w/ each other. Resonate!https://t.co/ESWK9akE00 https://t.co/NL7rPpKOWq
"Let's define listening as making meaning from sound. It's a mental process, and it's a process of extraction."https://t.co/Ijm12jStHt
Pet bees?"Fleece and dry leaves disgust her, while the touch of tennis balls, fresh leaves and sand are heaven."https://t.co/l85hVXuFcX https://t.co/beNgPcwH0K
Thought vectors.Sign PostsNarrative CompressionFlashbulb memoryIdio jargonBrain CrackDistributed Lazy Hashing?https://t.co/XqBsC7pLwn
I think humanity's greatest feature is the extent we will go to try & imagine what the world is like to be a cat: https://t.co/GKolrVRKjM
How the juxtaposition of imagery and words pollutes the context and frame of reference for interpreting spoken word: https://t.co/8clc5ZnnRZ
We've reached 'human parity' in 2016 https://t.co/TJhnJDED0KI won't be happy until conversational AI asks "huh, did you just say 'bill'?"
.@zefrank Color word evolution follows a consistent evolutionary trajectory?https://t.co/6lf2RTzHjG https://t.co/yZA7c2xpKV
.@zefrank Crayons and Childhood - A force for culture+language interplay; generating group boundaries and collective gestalt?https://t.co/Z9Jp4iTvcQ
The first comment on that article about color word evolution: https://t.co/pC21KqlISw is fantastic. Cuts at the core of my point on crayons.
"Don't worry, nothing will be hurt, although you may be extraordinarily confused." https://t.co/8pHzeoVNId https://t.co/4YboGDcQn6
What *ARE* Words, Seriously.https://t.co/vBlJuisoUU
What does language smell like?https://t.co/IrB5Mrozl7
"The World is Open for Play"https://t.co/tXzcVGs6pQ https://t.co/GbEDrUybdO
I wish I cared more. I could care less. The glass of caring is half-full.What does it mean when people say *bless*?https://t.co/E9RO6YDlF2 https://t.co/encbxUBwj4
"Now do you know how I feel tonight?"https://t.co/MMlVSN5bBh
“To know what you’re going to draw, you have to begin drawing.”https://t.co/XVUiEIxzOPhttps://t.co/g8hyDeCdKV
"You might have ideas in your head, but unless you communicate them, no one’s going to understand" https://t.co/MwXRsSeU84
"These myths of creativity keep people from collaborating, and causes them to be a lone wolf."https://t.co/jKtrTY0ZBq