February 06, 2006
Cognitive science café:
Psychologist Tania Lombrozo has collected suggestions for the menu of the fictional (but delicious sounding) cognitive science café. It's both full of psychology in-jokes and gives a lighthearted crib-sheet for some of the most influential thinkers in the field.
Some of my favourites include:
The Turing Tester
Half Brie with apricot jam on a French roll, half vegan alternative — we bet you won't know which is which!The Wason Cheese Selector
Grilled Portobello mushroom with cheese. If cheddar, then sesame bun. (Please check your order carefully.)The Piagetian
A sandwich in four stages: sensational baguette, quantities of Swiss cheese that are anything but conservative, the concrete crunch of walnuts, and a dash of Cayenne pepper lead to this sandwich’s formal elegance.
PDF of 'Shepard's Tables: A Cognitive Science Café' (via Mixing Memory)
