Re: [Haskell-cafe] (semi OT) Fwd: Old math reveals new thinking in children's cognitive development

2009-12-11 Thread Tom Tobin 
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH
 wrote:
> Unexpected applications of category theory for $500, Alex

Before you know it, they're going to be modeling mental processes as monads.  :p
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[Haskell-cafe] (semi OT) Fwd: Old math reveals new thinking in children's cognitive development

2009-12-11 Thread Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH 

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Date: December 11, 2009 8:00:00 PM EST
Subject: Old math reveals new thinking in children's cognitive  
development

Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News

Five-year-olds can reason about the world from multiple perspectives  
simultaneously, according to a new theory by researchers in Japan  
and Australia. Using an established branch of mathematics called  
Category Theory, the researchers explain why specific reasoning  
skills develop in children at certain ages, particularly at age  
five. The new theory shows that these reasoning skills have similar  
profiles of development because they involve related sorts of  
processes.

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Unexpected applications of category theory for $500, Alex

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