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From: jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 5:06 PM To: Noam Chomsky Subject: Re: Re: no but it appears he might learn to use his ha=ds the same way, - am i confusing growth with usage.? =C2 hardware vs software. ? maybe. now that you are not goi=g to greece, i assume you have more time to think about the chomsky =hallenge :) On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Noam Chomsky wrote: What you suggest is very much the mod=l that has been current in the behavioral sciences for many years. 1= has a record of colossal failure, and for good reasons, I think. It's disproven, but keeps coming back, most recentl= with Big Data illusions. A child doesn't grow arms and=legs rather than wings, or a mammalian vs insect visual system, the way an=ant searches for food. Rather, the path of development is sharply restricted (and evolution follows constraints too). =A0Acquisition of language (and other cognitive achievements) seems very mu=h like physical growth. Highly contentious in the field, but =n my opinion that's a comment on the failures of the field.=u> From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com) Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 12:44 PM To: Noam Chomsky <chomsky@mit.edu Subject: Re: Re: ants and evolution work by trying things and finding=the best solution. math and physics works by algor=thms. Im suggesting that maybe just as a child sends out many connec=ions and then discards the unused might be a better template for biological thinking. On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Noam Chomsk > =rote: There were plenty of warnings about o=e currency. Not heeded, unfortunately. Appreciate the invitation, but leisure time? Is that an English phras=? EFTA_R1_01612884 EFTA02491089 OK for ants, but don't see ho= it helps us. Noam From: Jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.cornj Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 10:28 AM To: Noam Chomsky > Subject: Re: bad for them , =ood for you. no need to have only one currency, its old =ashioned.. you are of course welcome to use apt in new york with yo=r new leisure time, or visit new Mexico again. ants find the shortest route to food, by trying many=and discarding what doesn't work, no algorithm. , no input or ou=put , only a goal. . sounds closer to our probem<=> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 8:15 AM, Noam Chomsky w=ote: Bad news. We decided not to go.=C2 I was invited to talk at the Parliament, but what can one say? =That aside, they've got plenty of people giving them bad advice.=u> From: Jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 7:48 PM To: Noam Chomsky Subject: Only go to Greece if you feel well , I just had to s=nd my plane to bring another lefty friend back from Athens to see a J=w doctor in New York . please no=e The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this 2 EFTA_R1_01612885 EFTA02491090 communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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