Educational Tools for Crafting Super-Human Intuition
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Abstract
Using a mathematical framework, it's possible to develop mathematically precise intuition about distance scales and time scales outside of the range of normal human experience. This expands physical intuition into a memory palace that is conveniently the size and shape of the actual physical universe, making it very easy to memorize scientific concepts in a variety of fields and notice their subtle appearances in everyday life, increasing the chances of making accidental discoveries. The mathematical framework we begin with is logarithmic in nature, creating a slide rule out of physical intuition that enables us to make extremely quick calculations and measurements with very little effort. Because this framework containing our scientific ideas is an extension of our daily perception of space, rather than a distinct mental model we must remember on purpose, it is reinforced every day as we actively live inside it. This further reduces the effort required to remember scientific ideas. This mental framework of integrating ideas is not unique to science, but has sister frameworks in other disciplines, pointing to an abstract theory of measurement that may predict the existence of neural nets from first principles.
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Presenters
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Blake R Warner
Texas Tech University
Authors
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Blake R Warner
Texas Tech University