Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution
Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2012.
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| author | Myhrvold, Conor L. (Conor Lachlan) |
| author2 | Alan Lightman. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/761422022-02-07T15:52:50Z Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution Myhrvold, Conor L. (Conor Lachlan) Alan Lightman. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Program in Science Writing MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies Graduate Program in Science Writing. Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Graduate Program in Science Writing, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 44). This thesis investigates the notion of embodied cognition in humans using the research of former University of Washington researcher William Calvin and robots using the research of former MIT professor Rodney Brooks. The idea is that the feedback from the physicality of humans is a precognition to our intelligence. The choice example I use for our physicality is the motion of throwing, particularly the javelin throw. For robotics, I focus on the development of 'eyes' in Brooks' robot Cog and show how it demonstrated behavior we deem to be intelligent using the feedback gleaned from 'seeing'. Altogether, I present evidence for and against the notion that we are who we are, cognitively speaking, because of the sensory feedback of our physical bodies, and what that may mean going forward in the future for our intelligence. by Conor L. Myhrvold. S.M.in Science Writing 2013-01-07T21:24:20Z 2013-01-07T21:24:20Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76142 821916419 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 45 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Graduate Program in Science Writing. Myhrvold, Conor L. (Conor Lachlan) Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| title | Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| title_full | Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| title_fullStr | Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| title_short | Embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| title_sort | embodied cognition in robots and human evolution |
| topic | Graduate Program in Science Writing. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76142 |
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