General_Effort@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThinking Slowly: The Paradoxical Slowness of Human Behaviorwww.caltech.eduexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkThinking Slowly: The Paradoxical Slowness of Human Behaviorwww.caltech.eduGeneral_Effort@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 months agoIt’s an estimate of conscious thought. The brain receives and processes vastly more data, but that happens unconsciously. 10 bits means ten yes/no decisions, or choosing 1 of 1024 possible answers.
It’s an estimate of conscious thought. The brain receives and processes vastly more data, but that happens unconsciously.
10 bits means ten yes/no decisions, or choosing 1 of 1024 possible answers.