Worth reading:
Advice for a Young Investigator by Santiago Ramon Y Cajal
The mediocre can be educated; geniuses educate themselves. [Condorcet]
See also:
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (Amazon.co.uk)
Educate Thyself
neuroscience
Perception
Asked question: What else do I need [to study/learn] for AI?
Answer on waking: Perception
Thinking on this a little, I realise perception must be key bcs this is the route/mechanism by (or, gateway through) which one experiences the world (= other) & from this one can begin to sort, categorise, pattern-seek & understand.
A realisation stemming from this is: without perception there can be no cognition (which I say must also be vital for intelligence) bcs perception creates the stimuli which ‘feed’ the cognitive processes.
Another key realisation is: ‘discrimination’ (used in its true sense) is the basis of intelligence. If you can’t perceive difference then you can’t create categories thus you can’t compute anything about either ‘self wrt other’ or ‘other wrt self’ or even ‘other1 wrt other2’, & so on. [Read more…] about Perception
Focussed vs. Diffuse Thinking
Some reading materials (highlighted = likely useful for TU812 TMA03):
Chapters 1-3 of A Mind for Numbers are especially helpful in providing helpful information and additional exercises related to the materials of Module 1.
Worthwhile Additional Popular Works
- Scott Young, “I was wrong about speed reading: Here are the facts,” January 2015. This excellent blog post nicely summarizes what is known in relation to speed reading.
- John Dunlosky, “Strengthening the Student Toolbox: Study Strategies to Boost Learning,” American Educator, Fall, 2013. This excellent, comprehensive article is written by one of the top researchers in learning.
- Michael Friedman, “Note-taking tools and tips,” (October 15, 2014), Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching. This article, and an article embedded within it, (“Notes on Note-Taking: Review of Research and Insights for Students and Instructors“), have very useful insights into how to improve your note taking.