I finally got revisions done on a rejected-with-revision-encouraged paper, and it has been resubmitted. Most of what the reviewers said was useful and reasonable, and the paper is better for the revisions based on their comments. It’s here, in case … Continue reading
Here are some interesting articles/essays/posts I’ve had open in browser tabs for too long. By posting them here, I give myself permission to close the tabs and yourself encouragement to follow any that look interesting and open some tabs of … Continue reading
Since everyone’s been clamoring for more GRT, I’ve uploaded an updated draft of my paper with Robin Thomas on how GRT with an optimal response selection rule mimics decisional separability. In working through this problem, I realized recently that it … Continue reading
A few minutes before 6 AM today, my six year old son Solomon uttered his first words of the day, saying to me, “Popso, I figured out what the synonym of ‘moose’ is.” I believe that this statement is important … Continue reading
I’ve been slowly re-reading Larry Laudan’s Beyond Positivism and Relativism, and in a later chapter there’s an interesting section dealing with ambiguity and the strength of a philosophical position. The position in question is David Bloor’s sociological program for providing … Continue reading
No, not that kind of optimality theory. Though maybe I’ll write about that kind some day. No, this is about the kind of optimality theory wherein you have a mathematical model of perception (or memory, or whatever) and response selection, … Continue reading
In revising this paper, I incorporated a fair amount of this post in the General Discussion. I edited the text to match the tone of the paper, which, being a paper I hope to publish, was written for the more formal … Continue reading
In September of last year, I started writing about a 1993 hiking trip through the Wind River Range of Wyoming. I scanned a bunch of photos from the trip, and I wanted to share them and write about the experience … Continue reading
I got reviews of a manuscript back last Wednesday evening. They were generally positive, and the needed revisions seemed pretty straightforward, so I got to work right away. The paper was revised and, as of a few minutes ago, resubmitted. … Continue reading
I’m working (collaboratively, with Jenny Lentz) on a research project aimed at developing tools to accurately characterize tinnitus. I understand that current clinical tools for this (e.g., pitch matching with pure tones, elicitation of verbal descriptions) are very limited, given … Continue reading
