11. Modular(Thinking(Collective
His search to understand intelligence
led him to think of people as
machines—which Xiao says he viewed
as a good thing. In one essay, by
imagining human thought as
“modules,” he envisions people
becoming more in touch with their
internal processes. Instead of thinking,
“I want a piece of cake,” people could
think, “One of my modules wants a
piece of cake,” thus leaving room for
other modules to disagree (perhaps
because you already ate a piece of
cake and don’t really need another).
24. Ideal&Steps&of&Communication
1. Identify+Information+for+Communication
2. Encode+Information+into+Communication+Form
a) Words
b) Packets
3. Transmit+Encoded+Signals+across+Medium+(Channel)
a) e.g.+Voice,+Gesture,+Expression+(Facial),+Force
b) Electrical+Signals+/+Radio+Frequencies
4. Receive+Encoded+Signals+from+Channel(s)
a) e.g.+via+Ears,+Eyes,+Touch
b) Transducer+/+Receiver+Antenna
5. Decode+Encoded+Information+to+Extract+Information
a) Interpret+Words
b) Interpret+Packets
25. Ideal&Steps&of&Communication
1. Identify+Information+for+Communication
2. Encode+Information+into+Communication+Form
a) Words
b) Packets
3. Transmit+Encoded+Signals+across+Medium+(Channel)
a) e.g.+Voice,+Gesture,+Expression+(Facial),+Force
b) Electrical+Signals+/+Radio+Frequencies
4. Receive+Encoded+Signals+from+Channel(s)
a) e.g.+via+Ears,+Eyes,+Touch
b) Transducer+/+Receiver+Antenna
5. Decode+Encoded+Information+to+Extract+Information
a) Interpret+Words
b) Interpret+Packets
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Models_of_communication#/media/File%3ACommunication_emisor.jpg
30. Limitations)of)Ideal)Communication
1. Identify+Information+for+Communication
2. Encode+Information+into+Communication+Form
a) Words
b) Packets
3. Transmit+Encoded+Signals+across+Medium+(Channel)
a) Medium+may+be+noisy+or+otherwise+crowded+(busy)
b) Not+all+signals+may+be+affected+the+same
4. Receive+Encoded+Signals+from+Channel(s)
a) Some+signals+may+not+be+received
b) Some+signals+may+have+been+altered+by+the+channel
5. Decode+Encoded+Information+to+Extract+Information
a) Properly+decoded+words+may+be+ascribed+different+meaning
b) Receiver+concepts+construct+meaning
c) Receive+constructions+context dependent