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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 7 posts
7 posts are tagged #cognition; the most recent was published on 2026-08-02.
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Tool or Counterpart — What Can Still Be Said While Leaving the Consciousness Question Open
The first question people reach for in front of AI is "does this thing have consciousness." It is the hardest question, and probably not the most useful one. This piece sets that question down beside us without closing i
2026-08-02 · 13 min read #humanities#ai#philosophy#cognition#technologyWhat We Lose by Delegating — Automation Doesn't Erode Skill Evenly
Nobody feels guilty using a calculator, but most people feel a little uneasy after sending off a document AI drafted for them. That asymmetry is the question behind this piece. It sorts out the territory where offloading
2026-08-02 · 14 min read #humanities#ai#cognition#automation#skillDoes Language Determine Thought — The Fall and Rise of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Hundreds of Eskimo words for snow, a language with no time — stories that language determines thought are as fascinating as they are a history of exaggeration. This post traces why the strong version of the Sapir-Whorf h
2026-07-20 · 7 min read #humanities#linguistics#language#cognition#psychologyThe Secrets of Memory — It Is a Skill, Not a Talent
Memory is not a fixed talent you are born with but a combination of techniques and biology you can exploit. The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, the spacing effect, retrieval practice (the testing effect), the memory palace,
2026-07-04 · 9 min read #memory#learning#psychology#cognitionThe Neuroscience of Reading — The Moment Letters Become Meaning ♪ Listenable
Reading is not an inborn ability but an acrobatic feat the brain newly invents. Starting from the brains letterbox that turns marks into meaning, we follow the leaps and pauses of the eye, the invention of writing, how c
2026-06-21 · 23 min read #culture#neuroscience#reading#brain#literacyDoes Language Shape Thought? — The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis ♪ Listenable
Does the language we speak mold the way we think? A strong claim that language determines thought once held sway, but a more moderate picture has since taken root. Following research on color vocabulary, spatial and temp
2026-06-21 · 37 min read #language#linguistics#cognition#psychology#cultureWorking Memory and the Brain Circuits — How to Use Your Brain to Learn Efficiently ♪ Listenable
A reflection on the limits of working memory and cognitive load, the power of externalization, how retrieval strengthens the circuits, and the fact that the brain spends energy only when urgency and context are present,
2026-06-19 · 21 min read #culture#learning#cognition#working-memory#self-management