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Jean-Charles Quinton presenting Anticipative Coordinated Cognitive Processes for Interactivist and Piagetian Theories by Jean-Charles Quinton, Jean-Christophe Buisson, Filipo Perotto of Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT)- Computer Science Research Institute of Toulouse
Technical Session # 3: Language and Cognition at the The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08)
This room is The Zone, at the FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis. It was a very good venue for this conference.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate goal of AI -- to create intelligence as a whole, by exploring all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. AGI is also called Strong AI in the AI community.
Another good reference is Artificial General Intelligence : A Gentle Introduction by Pei Wang
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany ---2nd Lt. Victor Dominguez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, and currently stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany with 177th Field Artillery, runs to a simulated victim at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer.
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) offers a helpful treatment for people who are experiencing the effects of mild to moderate dementia.
What is CST?
Many experts working in dementia care and treatment have recognised the positive effect of these psycho-social sessions. The CST experience is often seen to be as effective as medication. However, CST usually produces the most positive impact on participants who used it in combination with medicine.
CST is offered as a seven week therapy which provides practical and social stimulation to help reduce the harmful effects caused by dementia. This treatment is shown to benefit the quality of life and cognition while remaining cost-effective.
Benefits of CST for dementia patients:
CST offers improved cognition and quality of life
CST is shown to perform as well as some anti-dementia drugs
It is more cost-effective than some medication
The benefits can offer continued value for a period following the sessions
Participants enjoy contributing, learning and socialising
Is CST cost effective?
The therapy was evaluated as cost-effective when measured in terms of quality of life for the individuals taking part.
The most cost-effective results came from the effect on those who received anti-dementia medication in combination with CST. The effectiveness was below the £20,00 recommended by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Combining the quality of life improvements with health care costs, CST could save the NHS a net benefit of £54.9 million per year.
NICE-SCIE guidelines recommended that people who were diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia should have the opportunity to participate in a CST programme. It is currently offered by NHS trusts throughout the UK.
The CogniFit ADHD test for kids and teens aims to boost brain plasticity to strengthen the brain regions affected by ADHD and the associated cognitive processes.
To know more, visit: www.cognifit.com/
A lot has been made of this picture... Steve Ballmer, using a MacBook Pro for a presentation. In reality, no big deal, the MacBook Pro isn't his, some sysop has just loaded his PowerPoint presentation onto a Mac running Windows. What bothers me is the slide itself... "Business Leadership and Digital Innovation for Future Graduated"... is this a typo? Or does 'future graduated' have a meaning I'm not aware of?
Despite most Americans’ best efforts to “go green,” the chemical byproducts of modern life—auto pollution, pesticide residue, toxic out-gassing from building materials and consumer goods—continue to pose a grave threat to our health, specifically the neurological development of children.
The National Academy of Sciences declares that 3 percent of all childhood neurobehavioral disorders are a direct result of environmental toxins, while another 25 percent are caused by a combination of environmental factors and genetics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), now afflicts 14 percent of all American children. And increasing evidence suggests a strong link between this disorder and our toxic environment.
The results of one long-term study published in the June 2012 Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) found that prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in car exhaust left a biochemical marker on the DNA of half the children surveyed. By age three, “marked” children developed mental capacities slower than their peers. By age five, these same kids produced IQ scores four points lower than their peers on average. And by age seven, marked children demonstrated an increased propensity toward anxiety, depression and attention deficit symptoms.
Even immunizations may ultimately increase children’s toxic loads. While reports of immunizations causing neurological problems like autism have been discredited, legitimate concerns remain that some immunizations (e.g., DTaP, influenza and meningococcal) use the preservative thimerosal.
Thimerosal is 50 percent mercury by weight. Mercury exposure among pregnant women is linked to severe fetal development problems, and among young children it’s been shown to cause cognitive deficits in attention span, language and memory. A paper appearing the May 2012 Brain & Development bluntly concludes, “[E]xposure to thimerosal produces lasting impairment of the brain monoaminergic system, and thus every effort should be made to avoid the use.”
The links between environmental toxins and neurobehavioral problems are why so many parents, wellness practitioners and medical experts now advocate detoxification health formulas specially designed for children. A safe and natural way to rid the body of toxins is with an orally administered probiotic formula that relies on clathration to completely envelope, neutralize and remove toxins, without stressing the liver and kidneys or removing essential nutrients.
Microfermented ionic colloidal peptides in the micro, nano, pico and femto size, such as Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, L. acidophilus, L. Salivarius, and Streptococcus thermophilus are being used to interact with other whole foods like blue-green algae, chlorella and phytoplankton to create enzymatically active formulas that the body recognizes, and that can help eliminate everything from pesticide and vaccination residues to chemical toxins, plaques and heavy metals.
Indeed, a study published in the September 2006 Canadian Journal of Microbiology examining the in vitro interaction of probiotic bacteria with heavy metals found that “specific probiotic bacteria may have properties that enable them to bind toxins from food and water.”
And researchers writing in a review on the interactions between probiotics and pathogens in the April 2010 Current Opinion in Biotechnology concluded that lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria interact directly with viruses and pathogens in food and water as well as toxin-producing microbes and some toxins.” More specifically, and perhaps most promisingly as it relates to neurodevelopment, are results from a 2003 study of 20 children with ADHD in the August 2003 Alternative Medicine Review. Here, researchers found that those ADHD-afflicted children ingesting a supplement formula that included probiotics, phytonutrients and other vitamins and minerals experienced “significant and essentially identical” symptom improvements compared to children taking Ritalin.
We may never live in a world that’s toxin-free, but microfermented, probiotic supplements potentially offer concerned parents a simple way to support their children’s neurological development with natural detoxification. Seek formulas containing microfermented ionic colloidal peptides in the micro, nano, pico and femto size of ingredients such as glutathione, spirulina extract, chlorella extract and L. acidophilus.
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- 1st Lt. Thomas Malejko, a native of Allamuchy, N.J. and currently stationed in Bamberg, Germany with the 541at Engineer Co., checks a simulated casualty for wounds at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc. Joshua E. Leonard)
Extending the Soar Cognitive Architecture by John Laird of University of Michigan
Technical Session II: Architecture of AGI Systems at the The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08)
This room is The Zone, at the FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis. It was a very good venue for this conference.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate goal of AI -- to create intelligence as a whole, by exploring all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. AGI is also called Strong AI in the AI community.
Another good reference is Artificial General Intelligence : A Gentle Introduction by Pei Wang
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- Cpt. Michael Bruce, a native of Huckabay, Texas and currently stationed in Europe, checks a simulated casualty for wounds at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc. Joshua E. Leonard)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- Cpt. John Arthur, a native of Chesapeake, Va., and currently stationed in Europe, makes his way through the obstacle course at the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the first day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer.
Informatics Forum 2008 designed by Bennetts Associates with Reiach and Hall, architects, and Buro Happold, engineers. Home to Edinburgh University researchers in Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, and Systems Biology.
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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- U.S. Army Cpt. John Arthur, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, and currently stationed in Germany, loads a military radio at the Grafenwoehr Training Area during the third day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Sgt. Michael Reinsch)
India Runway Week every season introduces 10 new faces in New Gen category. This season New Gen designers are Farzana Rahman, Surbhi Jain, Rifali Chandra, Sanya Garg, Paneri Gosar, Vanica Chhabra, Govinda Raju, Sweta Kedia, Rahul Kapoor, Neha Yadav.
Farzana Rahman showcased traditional Indian wear which focused on styles catering to traditional themes, cultures and thus being wearable on every occasion. Surbhi Jain’s collection was named 'print party' This season she had fallen head over heels over print with a graphic edge. In this line she has used bright colors, feminine prints, flowy fabrics and comfortable fits. she likes to have a kitsch, bold and experimental approach. This collection is a cocktail of print and color. Rifali Chandra’s The Spring Summer 2015 Edenfista collection was based on theme of dreamy fable inspired from the Moroccan intricacy and sophistication. The incredible Morocco has Quirky and Fanciful style that evolves throughout the Making and brings joyous visual expressions with its subtle details. This tale has an emotional yet bold style of illustrating its elegance. Sanya Garg’s Ilkbahar was a mirror of spring culture- fresh, bright, romantic and intricate. The glimpse of dull gold and bright hues gives it a sense of charm and elegance. Paneri Gosar’s collection was a reflection of indo western wears and was all about trendy, classy and occasional wear in the colors of white, pinks and gold. Vanica chhabra’s collection was inspired by Delhi culture, trends and ghantaghar. It was a vibrant collection and quite unique in its own way. Govinda Raju’s collection was an inspiration from KAMASUTRA on KHAJURAHOO TEMPLES. Sweta Kedia’s break the rules is a collection inspired by uniforms across all walks of life: school, army, air hostesses, butlers and navy. Uniforms have always provoked a sense of authority, power and style. Rahul Kapoor "Fuelled by fusion" RAHUL KAPOOR ushers you to his new spring sunmer 2015 collection 'REDIFINING ROYALTY '. Neha Yadav’s collection was inspired by modern sensibilities and cosmopoltitan styling to match the interplay of form, surface texturing and cuts, bringing together a cognitive mix of contemporary and conventional ensembles.
India Runway week is the youngest fashion trade event of the country.
India Runway Week every season introduces 10 new faces in New Gen category. This season New Gen designers are Farzana Rahman, Surbhi Jain, Rifali Chandra, Sanya Garg, Paneri Gosar, Vanica Chhabra, Govinda Raju, Sweta Kedia, Rahul Kapoor, Neha Yadav.
Farzana Rahman showcased traditional Indian wear which focused on styles catering to traditional themes, cultures and thus being wearable on every occasion. Surbhi Jain’s collection was named 'print party' This season she had fallen head over heels over print with a graphic edge. In this line she has used bright colors, feminine prints, flowy fabrics and comfortable fits. she likes to have a kitsch, bold and experimental approach. This collection is a cocktail of print and color. Rifali Chandra’s The Spring Summer 2015 Edenfista collection was based on theme of dreamy fable inspired from the Moroccan intricacy and sophistication. The incredible Morocco has Quirky and Fanciful style that evolves throughout the Making and brings joyous visual expressions with its subtle details. This tale has an emotional yet bold style of illustrating its elegance. Sanya Garg’s Ilkbahar was a mirror of spring culture- fresh, bright, romantic and intricate. The glimpse of dull gold and bright hues gives it a sense of charm and elegance. Paneri Gosar’s collection was a reflection of indo western wears and was all about trendy, classy and occasional wear in the colors of white, pinks and gold. Vanica chhabra’s collection was inspired by Delhi culture, trends and ghantaghar. It was a vibrant collection and quite unique in its own way. Govinda Raju’s collection was an inspiration from KAMASUTRA on KHAJURAHOO TEMPLES. Sweta Kedia’s break the rules is a collection inspired by uniforms across all walks of life: school, army, air hostesses, butlers and navy. Uniforms have always provoked a sense of authority, power and style. Rahul Kapoor "Fuelled by fusion" RAHUL KAPOOR ushers you to his new spring sunmer 2015 collection 'REDIFINING ROYALTY '. Neha Yadav’s collection was inspired by modern sensibilities and cosmopoltitan styling to match the interplay of form, surface texturing and cuts, bringing together a cognitive mix of contemporary and conventional ensembles.
India Runway week is the youngest fashion trade event of the country.
Clip of Cognitive Media's "RSA Animate: Changing Educational Paradigms" video, which examines assumptions about education
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India Runway Week every season introduces 10 new faces in New Gen category. This season New Gen designers are Farzana Rahman, Surbhi Jain, Rifali Chandra, Sanya Garg, Paneri Gosar, Vanica Chhabra, Govinda Raju, Sweta Kedia, Rahul Kapoor, Neha Yadav.
Farzana Rahman showcased traditional Indian wear which focused on styles catering to traditional themes, cultures and thus being wearable on every occasion. Surbhi Jain’s collection was named 'print party' This season she had fallen head over heels over print with a graphic edge. In this line she has used bright colors, feminine prints, flowy fabrics and comfortable fits. she likes to have a kitsch, bold and experimental approach. This collection is a cocktail of print and color. Rifali Chandra’s The Spring Summer 2015 Edenfista collection was based on theme of dreamy fable inspired from the Moroccan intricacy and sophistication. The incredible Morocco has Quirky and Fanciful style that evolves throughout the Making and brings joyous visual expressions with its subtle details. This tale has an emotional yet bold style of illustrating its elegance. Sanya Garg’s Ilkbahar was a mirror of spring culture- fresh, bright, romantic and intricate. The glimpse of dull gold and bright hues gives it a sense of charm and elegance. Paneri Gosar’s collection was a reflection of indo western wears and was all about trendy, classy and occasional wear in the colors of white, pinks and gold. Vanica chhabra’s collection was inspired by Delhi culture, trends and ghantaghar. It was a vibrant collection and quite unique in its own way. Govinda Raju’s collection was an inspiration from KAMASUTRA on KHAJURAHOO TEMPLES. Sweta Kedia’s break the rules is a collection inspired by uniforms across all walks of life: school, army, air hostesses, butlers and navy. Uniforms have always provoked a sense of authority, power and style. Rahul Kapoor "Fuelled by fusion" RAHUL KAPOOR ushers you to his new spring sunmer 2015 collection 'REDIFINING ROYALTY '. Neha Yadav’s collection was inspired by modern sensibilities and cosmopoltitan styling to match the interplay of form, surface texturing and cuts, bringing together a cognitive mix of contemporary and conventional ensembles.
India Runway week is the youngest fashion trade event of the country.
The aim of the Big Brain Project by Joaquin Fargas (AR) is the creation of a world brain.
Real brain specimens preserved by Vienna’s Natural History Museum (AT) can be viewed in the Brain Gallery, where they’re juxtaposed to digital models generated by state-of-the-art methods used at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig (DE) and by Hans Ulrich Dodt (DE) at the Vienna University of Technology (AT).
Credits: Florian Voggeneder
Student mixed media painting on paper, Howell HIgh School.
Working with Students with Cognitive impairment.
Teaching artist: Diane M Kramer
photos By Diane M Kramer
Serving Spring 2014 Teaching Residency with VSA of Michigan
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany ---1st Lt. Joshua Herrington, a native of Colorado Springs, Col., and currently stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany with 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command, drags a simulated victim at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer.
As a linguist, I get the thrill of investigating languages that have never before been written down, to study those grammatical logic puzzles, and to be the first to systematically solve them.
Laura McPherson, A&S
Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
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Vinh-Nghi Tiet is currently Head of Development and Sustainability at ICADE Germany, a Real Estate Investor and developer. Also auditor for the German society for sustainable buildings, he focuses on creating buildings that join sustainable lifestyle and performing business.
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany ---1st Lt. Thomas Malejko, a native of Allamuchy, N.J., and currently stationed in Bamberg, Germany with the 541st Engineer Co., assesses a simulated victim at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer.
B.S. Crothers in S. Kubrick 1980: The shining.
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C. Reid 2015: Roads were not built for cars.
G. Spriano & al. 2008: La bicicletta.
P. Zheutlin 2007: Around the world on 2 wheels.
F. Bulsara & al. 1978: Bicycle race.
I. Illich 1974: Energy and equity.
t-problem • philosophical razor • c-bias • mediatization • 6DOS • exploitation film
India Runway Week every season introduces 10 new faces in New Gen category. This season New Gen designers are Farzana Rahman, Surbhi Jain, Rifali Chandra, Sanya Garg, Paneri Gosar, Vanica Chhabra, Govinda Raju, Sweta Kedia, Rahul Kapoor, Neha Yadav.
Farzana Rahman showcased traditional Indian wear which focused on styles catering to traditional themes, cultures and thus being wearable on every occasion. Surbhi Jain’s collection was named 'print party' This season she had fallen head over heels over print with a graphic edge. In this line she has used bright colors, feminine prints, flowy fabrics and comfortable fits. she likes to have a kitsch, bold and experimental approach. This collection is a cocktail of print and color. Rifali Chandra’s The Spring Summer 2015 Edenfista collection was based on theme of dreamy fable inspired from the Moroccan intricacy and sophistication. The incredible Morocco has Quirky and Fanciful style that evolves throughout the Making and brings joyous visual expressions with its subtle details. This tale has an emotional yet bold style of illustrating its elegance. Sanya Garg’s Ilkbahar was a mirror of spring culture- fresh, bright, romantic and intricate. The glimpse of dull gold and bright hues gives it a sense of charm and elegance. Paneri Gosar’s collection was a reflection of indo western wears and was all about trendy, classy and occasional wear in the colors of white, pinks and gold. Vanica chhabra’s collection was inspired by Delhi culture, trends and ghantaghar. It was a vibrant collection and quite unique in its own way. Govinda Raju’s collection was an inspiration from KAMASUTRA on KHAJURAHOO TEMPLES. Sweta Kedia’s break the rules is a collection inspired by uniforms across all walks of life: school, army, air hostesses, butlers and navy. Uniforms have always provoked a sense of authority, power and style. Rahul Kapoor "Fuelled by fusion" RAHUL KAPOOR ushers you to his new spring sunmer 2015 collection 'REDIFINING ROYALTY '. Neha Yadav’s collection was inspired by modern sensibilities and cosmopoltitan styling to match the interplay of form, surface texturing and cuts, bringing together a cognitive mix of contemporary and conventional ensembles.
India Runway week is the youngest fashion trade event of the country.
Award-winning photojournalist, Karim Ben Khelifa, is widely known for his coverage of the Middle East conflicts, especially the Iraq and Afghan wars, where he covered the insurgent sides. While a Fellow at the Open Documentary Lab at MIT, Ben Khelifa designed and prototyped his latest project The Enemy. This immersive installation uses VR to bring the audience into conversations between enemies within longstanding global conflicts. During his residency, he collaborated with Fox Harrell of the Imagination, Computation and Expression (ICE) Laboratory, to integrate concepts from cognitive science and Artificial Intelligence-based interaction models into the project to engender empathy.
Big Questions for Artificial General Intelligence
1. What’s a Workable Cognitive Cycle?
This is the LIDA Cognitive Cycle
LIDA = Learning Intelligent Distribution Agent
From the opening session: Review of AI and AGI Past Present and Future by Ben Goertzel of Novamente at the The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08) Ben Goertzel was one of the conference organizers and is a driving force in the AGI community.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate goal of AI -- to create intelligence as a whole, by exploring all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. AGI is also called Strong AI in the AI community.
Another good reference is Artificial General Intelligence : A Gentle Introduction by Pei Wang
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Music is the single most pervasive language in the universe. Music gets to the human soul faster than technology and cognitive learning. I see this insight as being more relevant today than ever before. You all must have witnessed this during Bhajan sessions in Puttaparthi.
A late 19th-century British solider stationed at Fort St George describes Madras as a diamond on the Coromandel Coast. He finds it as a place of restful calm punctuated by the beat of the mridangam and the plaintive notes of a nadaswaram. In short, the poet portrays Madras as an idea framed by music.
The city, more than any other in our country, is blessed with talent, and contributes imme¬nsely to the national creative collective. We all are witnessing the impact of the Queen of Carnatic Music M.S. on our collective psyche. It was inspired by the Bhakti of M.S Amma and the Grace of Sai.
Recently Sudha Raghunathan has emerged as a supreme vocalist who uses her voice as a vehicle for spiritual voyaging. It will be awards galore for senior vocalist Sudha Raghunathan during Music Season 2008-09.
Sudha Raghunathan will be conferred the tilte 'Sangeetha Kala Nipuna' by The Mylapore Fine Arts Club on December 13. She will be honoured with the title 'Sangeetha Kala Ratna' by Sri Ragam Fine Arts on December 19 at the Government Music College here. The title 'Madhura Kala Praveena' will be bestowed on her by Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam on January 3 at Lakshmi Sundaram Hall, Madurai. On January 14, she will be given the title 'Pann Isai Arasi' by Thamizh Isai Manram at Tiruvaiyaru. Gitanjali of Bengalooru is conferring the title of Sangeetha Rathna in memory of M.S. Subbulakshmi.
So far Five Awards this year (music season) alone.
She is a true disciple of Dr. M.L.V and has a pleasant musical presence. She is very right in feeling that music is divine and used for the deity, in dealing with human destiny, in its highest aspirations.
What ‘Bharat Ratna’, ‘Sangeetha Kalanidhi’ Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi used to say quite often in Tamil –(The gist of it is translated into English) “I like Sudha very much not only for her sincerity and dedication in her chosen field of music but because she so beautifully balances both family life and career.
Sudha’s beloved guru, The late ‘Sangeeta Kalanidhi’, Dr.M.L.Vasanthakumari had mentioned to many of her friends and admirers that her disciple Sudha had a very bright career ahead of her and that she had the Blessings of the Almighty in plenty and the support of the audience to progress in leaps and bounds.
The litterateur Sivasankari says ' Not only hearing Sudha singing is a great experience, but knowing her as a person is also unlimited joy. She is vivacious, friendly, and never fails to give respect to others, particularly elders. Her mastery over classical music is extraordinary and she is a very good Sishya of the one and only MLV, carrying her tradition truly forward.'
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Sudha’s very own Samudhaaya Foundation donated Rs.25 lakhs towards heart surgeries for 30 under privileged children.
I still remember with pleasure my experiences of holding her eldest child Kaushik on my lap when she was singing at Vaishnavi Temple during Navaratri. Those were different times. Frankly speaking I have not imagined that she will grow this much in stature. It is all the Grace of the Lord.
Let us wish all the best for Sudha and her family.
Brain loss and losing memory and intelligence due to neurological trauma and head injury or alzheimers disease caused by aging with gears and cogs in the shape of a human face showing cognitive loss and thinking function.
India Runway Week every season introduces 10 new faces in New Gen category. This season New Gen designers are Farzana Rahman, Surbhi Jain, Rifali Chandra, Sanya Garg, Paneri Gosar, Vanica Chhabra, Govinda Raju, Sweta Kedia, Rahul Kapoor, Neha Yadav.
Farzana Rahman showcased traditional Indian wear which focused on styles catering to traditional themes, cultures and thus being wearable on every occasion. Surbhi Jain’s collection was named 'print party' This season she had fallen head over heels over print with a graphic edge. In this line she has used bright colors, feminine prints, flowy fabrics and comfortable fits. she likes to have a kitsch, bold and experimental approach. This collection is a cocktail of print and color. Rifali Chandra’s The Spring Summer 2015 Edenfista collection was based on theme of dreamy fable inspired from the Moroccan intricacy and sophistication. The incredible Morocco has Quirky and Fanciful style that evolves throughout the Making and brings joyous visual expressions with its subtle details. This tale has an emotional yet bold style of illustrating its elegance. Sanya Garg’s Ilkbahar was a mirror of spring culture- fresh, bright, romantic and intricate. The glimpse of dull gold and bright hues gives it a sense of charm and elegance. Paneri Gosar’s collection was a reflection of indo western wears and was all about trendy, classy and occasional wear in the colors of white, pinks and gold. Vanica chhabra’s collection was inspired by Delhi culture, trends and ghantaghar. It was a vibrant collection and quite unique in its own way. Govinda Raju’s collection was an inspiration from KAMASUTRA on KHAJURAHOO TEMPLES. Sweta Kedia’s break the rules is a collection inspired by uniforms across all walks of life: school, army, air hostesses, butlers and navy. Uniforms have always provoked a sense of authority, power and style. Rahul Kapoor "Fuelled by fusion" RAHUL KAPOOR ushers you to his new spring sunmer 2015 collection 'REDIFINING ROYALTY '. Neha Yadav’s collection was inspired by modern sensibilities and cosmopoltitan styling to match the interplay of form, surface texturing and cuts, bringing together a cognitive mix of contemporary and conventional ensembles.
India Runway week is the youngest fashion trade event of the country.
Lumen is an interactive, site-specific immersive environment, a cognitive experiment in which light beams trigger a series of perceptual illusions. Interactions in this environment question existing spatial rules, eluding attempts at definition and description. The participants of the experiment discover new elements of a disturbing, new environment in isolation and solitude. Interactions activated by sensors and the decisions of viewers intensify the state of isolation, surprise, and shyness towards what is strange and unknown.
Credit: Gregor Tatschl
David Friedlander presenting LIDA and a Theory of Mind by David Friedlander, Stan Franklin
LIDA = Learning Intelligent Distribution Agent
more about Theory of Mind
Technical Session II: Architecture of AGI Systems at the The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08)
This room is The Zone, at the FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis. It was a very good venue for this conference.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate goal of AI -- to create intelligence as a whole, by exploring all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. AGI is also called Strong AI in the AI community.
Another good reference is Artificial General Intelligence : A Gentle Introduction by Pei Wang
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Extending the Soar Cognitive Architecture by John Laird of University of Michigan
Technical Session II: Architecture of AGI Systems at the The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08)
This room is The Zone, at the FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis. It was a very good venue for this conference.
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate goal of AI -- to create intelligence as a whole, by exploring all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. AGI is also called Strong AI in the AI community.
Another good reference is Artificial General Intelligence : A Gentle Introduction by Pei Wang
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I would call this successful atemporality, specifically because of the wide cognitive distance between a lace doily -- (ladylike, Victorian, a "hand-made" knit object designed to protect period furniture from period hair-oil) -- and a gaming screen (geeky, virtual, electronic, interactive). It's a "screen" surprisingly instantiated in cloth -- yet it is also a "screen" instantiated, by digital weaving methods, in supposedly "hand-woven" cloth.
This atemporal artifact violates historical expectation in many simultaneous ways: doilies aren't digital, doilies aren't electronic, gaming geeks are not Victorian hausfraus, game screens are not to be permanently frozen in mid-game, and the artifact's means of production have been silently changed in a way that consumers are not programmed to perceive. Note the clever addition of a doily's woven decorative border to a "screen" which always lacks this feature.
Also, although it's Italian, it's billed as an "American tablecloth." Why? Because America still signifies digital futurity for Italian consumers? Maybe.
The title "Game Not Over" -- for a game process frozen in time as an artifact -- is a very atemporal touch. That title deliberately emphasizes how strongly this artifact violates our expectations of "what-must-happen-next."
Breaks in a metaphysical chain-of-causality might be described as "High Atemporal." A neat-o jokey knickknack like this is definitely "Pop Atemporal," but some designer was thinking hard.
Photography Meets Cognitive Science at Rome’s One Room Bookstore
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Stefano Ruffa leverages his background in media and cultural studies to curate a diverse collection of photobooks – transitioning from its original San Lorenzo location, OneRoom now thrives in Rome’s city center
OneRoom, Rome: Photography Through Theory and Practice
In 2008, Stefano Ruffa founded OneRoom, a space dedicated to exploring and experiencing the world of photography. His aim was not only to engage with the photography he consumed but also to share it with others in a tangible, meaningful way. Today, OneRoom continues to bridge the gap between photography professionals, enthusiasts, and the broader public, with a strong focus on photobooks.
OneRoom’s Roots in San Lorenzo
OneRoom’s story began in San Lorenzo, the Roman neighborhood where its founder, Stefano Ruffa, was born. Known for its vibrant culture, universities, and photography schools, the area was a hub for creativity, hosting galleries and niche bookstores that inspired OneRoom’s inception.
“From the start, it was a challenge to engage audiences beyond photography professionals,” Ruffa recalls. “I have spent the past decade asking if there is an audience outside this niche and striving to connect with them.”
Initially, OneRoom attracted a community of photography insiders transitioning from passion to profession. Over time, it became a destination for those interested in visual storytelling, offering a space for exploration and exchange.
Moving to Rome’s City Cente
Today, OneRoom is located in Piazza dei Satiri, steps from Piazza Navona in the historic center of Rome. While the area’s accommodations cater mostly to tourists, Ruffa embraced the challenge of relocating from San Lorenzo.
“The move tested whether we could retain our original community while inviting new visitors,” Ruffa explains. Despite being a location that Romans seldom frequent, the central position has opened OneRoom to a broader audience. “The space has become a platform for exchanging ideas. It thrives on the energy of conversations with people who engage with our message while traversing the city’s landscape.”
Stefano Ruffa: A Photographer’s Journey
Ruffa’s connection to photography began in childhood. “As a shy boy who hated being photographed, I took control by picking up the camera,” he shares. This pivotal moment led to an enduring passion for photography—both its practice and its theory.
After earning a degree in media and cultural studies from Rome’s DAMS, Ruffa moved to Milan to specialize in still photography at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala. He later returned to Rome, working as a photographer for Renzo Piano’s Auditorium Parco della Musica. By 2008, Ruffa realized his dream of creating a space where people could encounter and engage with the photographic works he loved.
“My focus is not on sales,” he emphasizes. “It’s about introducing people to the world of photography and the medium of the photobook. Unlike online commerce, a physical bookstore allows for a deeper, more personal connection.”
Combining Photography with Cognitive Science
Over time, Ruffa expanded OneRoom’s mission by integrating his interest in cognitive science. “Photography, like our thoughts, is rooted in analogy,” he explains. “It helps us prepare for and understand the world.”
The digital age has brought photography into the hands of billions, thanks to smartphones and platforms like Instagram. Yet, Ruffa argues that accessibility doesn’t necessarily translate into deeper engagement. “Seeing an image on a screen versus in a photobook offers entirely different experiences. Understanding these contexts is key to interpreting photography,” he says.
OneRoom’s audience reflects its inclusive ethos, drawing academics, students, professionals, and even those on the fringes of society. “Encounters with people and transformative works have broadened my perspective and shaped the direction of OneRoom,” Ruffa shares. Expanding Photography’s Audience
Ruffa sees photography as a “sociolect”—a language understood by a specific group—that could evolve into a universal medium. “Photography saturates our lives, yet we often lack the skills to read it critically,” he notes.
OneRoom’s mission is to make photography accessible and comprehensible to a wider audience, using the photobook as a tool for breaking down barriers and fostering new perspectives.
Come parlà ai serci: A Visual Bibliography
OneRoom’s commitment to exploration is exemplified by Ruffa’s project Come parlà ai serci (“How to Talk to Stones”). This visual bibliography examines the metaphorical significance of stones, presenting them as the foundation of existence and a lens through which to view diverse perspectives.
The series features books on a wide range of topics—from WWII to labor and commerce—each containing at least one image of a stone. “Photography provides common ground for differing viewpoints,” Ruffa explains. Works like Bruno Munari’s Da lontano era un’isola encourage viewers to explore the unseen and cultivate curiosity.
Curating OneRoom’s Photobook Collection
OneRoom’s collection spans decades, from the 1960s to the present, and reflects Ruffa’s meticulous research. “My method involves consulting piles of books, photography catalogues, blogs, and festivals,” he explains. “I begin with topics outside photography and trace their relevance back to photobooks.”
The curated series at OneRoom act as bibliographies, offering a layered exploration of specific themes. Ruffa collaborates with creatives—from fashion designers inspired by 1980s club culture to scenographers recreating 1990s Naples—to tailor the bookstore’s offerings to diverse interests.
“Books should equip readers to understand their contents,” Ruffa says. He cites Nicolò Degiorgis’s “object-books” as examples of works that bridge the gap between creator and audience. These self-contained systems communicate complex ideas through accessible language.
Photography, Theory, and Practice
OneRoom’s programming includes a dedicated section for criticism and theory, featuring publishers like Valiz and Sternberg Press. These resources delve into contemporary debates on museums, institutions, and art’s role in society, enriching the store’s offerings and Ruffa’s interactions with visitors.
“In an era of image overload, my focus is on creating systems that activate images rather than producing more,” Ruffa says. “By sharing discoveries through photobooks, I hope to foster dialogue and understanding.”
OneRoom: A Hub for Photographic Exploration
Located at Piazza dei Satiri, 55, 00186 Rome, OneRoom continues to inspire curiosity and dialogue through its carefully curated photobooks. Ruffa’s vision remains rooted in promoting exchange and growth, demonstrating photography’s potential to connect and transform.
This sketchnote is featured in Eva-Lotta's new book that gathers her sketchnotes from over 100 talks taken at design events and conferences in 2011.
In addition, Eva-Lotta invited 10 of her favourite sketchnoters from all over the world to contribute to the book. They all sketched the same TED talk and created some stunning sketches that show off the wide variety of styles and different ways of summarising content.
India Runway Week every season introduces 10 new faces in New Gen category. This season New Gen designers are Farzana Rahman, Surbhi Jain, Rifali Chandra, Sanya Garg, Paneri Gosar, Vanica Chhabra, Govinda Raju, Sweta Kedia, Rahul Kapoor, Neha Yadav.
Farzana Rahman showcased traditional Indian wear which focused on styles catering to traditional themes, cultures and thus being wearable on every occasion. Surbhi Jain’s collection was named 'print party' This season she had fallen head over heels over print with a graphic edge. In this line she has used bright colors, feminine prints, flowy fabrics and comfortable fits. she likes to have a kitsch, bold and experimental approach. This collection is a cocktail of print and color. Rifali Chandra’s The Spring Summer 2015 Edenfista collection was based on theme of dreamy fable inspired from the Moroccan intricacy and sophistication. The incredible Morocco has Quirky and Fanciful style that evolves throughout the Making and brings joyous visual expressions with its subtle details. This tale has an emotional yet bold style of illustrating its elegance. Sanya Garg’s Ilkbahar was a mirror of spring culture- fresh, bright, romantic and intricate. The glimpse of dull gold and bright hues gives it a sense of charm and elegance. Paneri Gosar’s collection was a reflection of indo western wears and was all about trendy, classy and occasional wear in the colors of white, pinks and gold. Vanica chhabra’s collection was inspired by Delhi culture, trends and ghantaghar. It was a vibrant collection and quite unique in its own way. Govinda Raju’s collection was an inspiration from KAMASUTRA on KHAJURAHOO TEMPLES. Sweta Kedia’s break the rules is a collection inspired by uniforms across all walks of life: school, army, air hostesses, butlers and navy. Uniforms have always provoked a sense of authority, power and style. Rahul Kapoor "Fuelled by fusion" RAHUL KAPOOR ushers you to his new spring sunmer 2015 collection 'REDIFINING ROYALTY '. Neha Yadav’s collection was inspired by modern sensibilities and cosmopoltitan styling to match the interplay of form, surface texturing and cuts, bringing together a cognitive mix of contemporary and conventional ensembles.
India Runway week is the youngest fashion trade event of the country.
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --- 1st Lt. Joshua Herrington, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo. and currently stationed in Germany with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command moves a simulated casualty during training at the Medical Simulation Training Center at the 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.SArmy Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer. (U.S. Army Europe photo by Spc. Joshua E. Leonard)
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany ---1st Lt. Thomas Malejko, a native of Allamuchy, N.J., and currently stationed in Bamberg, Germany with the 541st Engineer Co., assesses a simulated victim at the Medical Simulation Training Center on Grafenwoehr Training Area during the second day of the U.S. Army Europe Best Junior Officer Competition. The Best Junior Officer Competition is a training event meant to challenge and refine competitors’ leadership and cognitive decision-making skills in high-intensity competition and is a training event unique to the U.S. Army in Europe. The competition runs from July 23-27, 2012. The competitors, company-grade officers ranking from 2nd Lt. to Capt., represent Army units throughout Europe and have already distinguished themselves amongst their peers and exemplify the profession of arms. The competition brings these up-and-coming young leaders together for five days of physically and mentally challenging training, all for the chance to be named U.S. Army Europe’s “Best Junior Officer” for 2012. Challenges include pistol and rifle qualifications, multiple foot marches, and various situational training exercises to test their intellect and instincts as leaders.The knowledge, skill-sets and leadership traits honed at this competition will help prepare the young leaders involved to excel when the time comes to lead Soldiers in a deployed environment. For more information or to see photos and video from the competition go to the U.S. Army Europe web site www.eur.army.mil/BestOfficer.