Q: All these terms, mental models, schemas, coordination, etc. they are pretty fuzzy and not definite. I believe that to understand how InfoVis works we must understand how the brain works. A: First, understanding a phenomenon often involves multiple levels of description and explanation (e.g. the famous AI researcher David Marr proposed three levels of [...]
Mark Changizi, a cognitive scientist, discussed in a recent blog post how “a deep and systemic illness in academia” may have prohibited professors from making theoretical advances. Theoretical breakthroughs are often results of the Eureka or “Aha” moments. They cannot be anticipated or planned and nicely laid out in a grant proposal. The reality however [...]