Sarah Mackie
@sarahlmackie.bsky.social
Academic Rheumatologist. Giant cell arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, clinical trials.
University of Leeds, UK #RheumSky #AcademicSky #MedSky
University of Leeds, UK #RheumSky #AcademicSky #MedSky
Just added you - sorry for missing this before, am just discovering that Bluesky sometimes doesn’t show a whole comment thread!
March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Just added you - sorry for missing this before, am just discovering that Bluesky sometimes doesn’t show a whole comment thread!
Added (somewhat belatedly, sorry!)
March 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Added (somewhat belatedly, sorry!)
Tomorrow, I’ll re-read Andy Clark’s The Experience Machine, describing a “predictive processing” model of perception: how we see what we expect to see, while discounting information that doesn’t appear to fit. These perceptions form the basis of the information we use to make our decisions. (3/3)
February 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tomorrow, I’ll re-read Andy Clark’s The Experience Machine, describing a “predictive processing” model of perception: how we see what we expect to see, while discounting information that doesn’t appear to fit. These perceptions form the basis of the information we use to make our decisions. (3/3)
Today, I heard a talk from an economist explaining how the old idea of Homo economicus is a poor model of decision-making; how humans actually make decisions feelings-first, with post-hoc rational justification. (2/3)
February 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today, I heard a talk from an economist explaining how the old idea of Homo economicus is a poor model of decision-making; how humans actually make decisions feelings-first, with post-hoc rational justification. (2/3)