Alongside existing research into the social, political and economic impacts of the Web, there is ... more Alongside existing research into the social, political and economic impacts of the Web, there is a need to study the Web from a cognitive and epistemic perspective. This is particularly so as new and emerging technologies alter the nature of our interactive engagements with the Web, transforming the extent to which our thoughts and actions are shaped by the online environment. Situated and ecological approaches to cognition are relevant to understanding the cognitive significance of the Web because of the emphasis they place on forces and factors that reside at the level of agent–world interactions. In particular, by adopting a situated or ecological approach to cognition, we are able to assess the significance of the Web from the perspective of research into embodied, extended, embedded, social and collective cognition. The results of this analysis help to reshape the interdisciplinary configuration of Web Science, expanding its theoretical and empirical remit to include the disciplines of both cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.
In the few decades since its invention, the World Wide Web has exerted a profound influence on pr... more In the few decades since its invention, the World Wide Web has exerted a profound influence on practically every sphere of human activity. Online stores have transformed the way we purchase goods, social networking sites have transformed the way we stay in touch with friends, ...
A number of studies in the network science literature have attempted to model the effect of netwo... more A number of studies in the network science literature have attempted to model the effect of network structure on cognitive state fluctuations in social networks. For the most part, these networks use highly simplified models of both cognitive state and social influence. In order to extend these studies and provide the basis for more complex network science simulations, a model of socially-mediated cognitive change is presented. The model attempts to integrate ideas and concepts from a number of disciplines, most notably psychology, evolutionary ...
The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanc... more The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanced situational awareness in a simulated hu-manitarian relief scenario. We have developed an application that shows how situational awareness can be supported during humanitarian relief situa-tions; often occurring alongside military conflict. Semantic Web technologies provide new opportu-nities for harvesting information from numerous, disparate and often heterogeneous information sources and can be used to better support ...
Human memory is a key focus of scientific and theoretical attention within a range of disciplines... more Human memory is a key focus of scientific and theoretical attention within a range of disciplines, and it is also an important target of efforts that seek to improve aspects of human cognitive function. The phenomenon of memory is also something that has been seen as ...
Page 1. The Network-Extended Mind 1 This is a pre-publication version of a paper that will appear... more Page 1. The Network-Extended Mind 1 This is a pre-publication version of a paper that will appear as Smart, PR, Engelbrecht, PC, Braines, D., Strub, M., & Giammanco, C. (2010). The Network-Extended Mind. In D. Verma (Ed ...
... phases. It also provides views of the tactical picture with 1 http://www.mod.uk/dtc/index. ht... more ... phases. It also provides views of the tactical picture with 1 http://www.mod.uk/dtc/index. html 2 http://www.aktors.org/technologies/floodsim/ Page 9. UNCLASSIFIED Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness 2 respect ...
Abstract Existing models of information transmission emphasize the role that structural factors p... more Abstract Existing models of information transmission emphasize the role that structural factors play in the network-mediated spread of new ideas. Such models, however, often fail to account for the potentially significant role of psychological and cognitive factors in ...
This paper presents the results of a research study applying a new cultural analysis method to ca... more This paper presents the results of a research study applying a new cultural analysis method to capture commonalities and differences between US and UK mental models of operational planning. The results demonstrate the existence of fundamental differences between the way US and UK planners think about what it means to have a high quality plan. Specifically, the present study captures
The purpose of this chapter is to describe a rigorous, end-to-end methodology for modeling cultur... more The purpose of this chapter is to describe a rigorous, end-to-end methodology for modeling culture as networks of ideas that are distributed among members of a population. The method, Cultural Network Analysis (CNA), represents an interdisciplinary synthesis of techniques drawn from the fields of cognitive anthropology, cultural and cognitive psychology, naturalistic decision making, and decision analysis. CNA is used to
Alongside existing research into the social, political and economic impacts of the Web, there is ... more Alongside existing research into the social, political and economic impacts of the Web, there is a need to study the Web from a cognitive and epistemic perspective. This is particularly so as new and emerging technologies alter the nature of our interactive engagements with the Web, transforming the extent to which our thoughts and actions are shaped by the online environment. Situated and ecological approaches to cognition are relevant to understanding the cognitive significance of the Web because of the emphasis they place on forces and factors that reside at the level of agent–world interactions. In particular, by adopting a situated or ecological approach to cognition, we are able to assess the significance of the Web from the perspective of research into embodied, extended, embedded, social and collective cognition. The results of this analysis help to reshape the interdisciplinary configuration of Web Science, expanding its theoretical and empirical remit to include the disciplines of both cognitive science and the philosophy of mind.
In the few decades since its invention, the World Wide Web has exerted a profound influence on pr... more In the few decades since its invention, the World Wide Web has exerted a profound influence on practically every sphere of human activity. Online stores have transformed the way we purchase goods, social networking sites have transformed the way we stay in touch with friends, ...
A number of studies in the network science literature have attempted to model the effect of netwo... more A number of studies in the network science literature have attempted to model the effect of network structure on cognitive state fluctuations in social networks. For the most part, these networks use highly simplified models of both cognitive state and social influence. In order to extend these studies and provide the basis for more complex network science simulations, a model of socially-mediated cognitive change is presented. The model attempts to integrate ideas and concepts from a number of disciplines, most notably psychology, evolutionary ...
The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanc... more The AKTiveSA project is using Semantic Web technologies to support information fusion and en-hanced situational awareness in a simulated hu-manitarian relief scenario. We have developed an application that shows how situational awareness can be supported during humanitarian relief situa-tions; often occurring alongside military conflict. Semantic Web technologies provide new opportu-nities for harvesting information from numerous, disparate and often heterogeneous information sources and can be used to better support ...
Human memory is a key focus of scientific and theoretical attention within a range of disciplines... more Human memory is a key focus of scientific and theoretical attention within a range of disciplines, and it is also an important target of efforts that seek to improve aspects of human cognitive function. The phenomenon of memory is also something that has been seen as ...
Page 1. The Network-Extended Mind 1 This is a pre-publication version of a paper that will appear... more Page 1. The Network-Extended Mind 1 This is a pre-publication version of a paper that will appear as Smart, PR, Engelbrecht, PC, Braines, D., Strub, M., & Giammanco, C. (2010). The Network-Extended Mind. In D. Verma (Ed ...
... phases. It also provides views of the tactical picture with 1 http://www.mod.uk/dtc/index. ht... more ... phases. It also provides views of the tactical picture with 1 http://www.mod.uk/dtc/index. html 2 http://www.aktors.org/technologies/floodsim/ Page 9. UNCLASSIFIED Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness 2 respect ...
Abstract Existing models of information transmission emphasize the role that structural factors p... more Abstract Existing models of information transmission emphasize the role that structural factors play in the network-mediated spread of new ideas. Such models, however, often fail to account for the potentially significant role of psychological and cognitive factors in ...
This paper presents the results of a research study applying a new cultural analysis method to ca... more This paper presents the results of a research study applying a new cultural analysis method to capture commonalities and differences between US and UK mental models of operational planning. The results demonstrate the existence of fundamental differences between the way US and UK planners think about what it means to have a high quality plan. Specifically, the present study captures
The purpose of this chapter is to describe a rigorous, end-to-end methodology for modeling cultur... more The purpose of this chapter is to describe a rigorous, end-to-end methodology for modeling culture as networks of ideas that are distributed among members of a population. The method, Cultural Network Analysis (CNA), represents an interdisciplinary synthesis of techniques drawn from the fields of cognitive anthropology, cultural and cognitive psychology, naturalistic decision making, and decision analysis. CNA is used to
... phases. It also provides views of the tactical picture with 1 http://www.mod.uk/dtc/index. ht... more ... phases. It also provides views of the tactical picture with 1 http://www.mod.uk/dtc/index. html 2 http://www.aktors.org/technologies/floodsim/ Page 9. UNCLASSIFIED Knowledge-Intensive Fusion for Situational Awareness 2 respect ...
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