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Thinking with Things
Humans have always used things to think. Digital comes from digit – like our fingers that help us count when we’re just learning. This event explores tools that supplemented our minds and bodies – when our own digits weren’t enough, we started using pebbles. It takes place in the National Museum of Scotland, home to many ‘mind tools’: astrolabes, the Jacquard loom, and robot arms. We give you a new way to think about objects in the museum as well as current technology: #cognitive enhancement and #prosthetics are what make us human. You are welcome to attend all or some of the event.
In collaboration with the National Museum of Scotland, this event is brought to you by the History of Distributed Cognition Project: www.hdc.ed.ac.uk
Sat, October 8, 2016 1:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Auditorium (Level 1) National Museum of Scotland Chambers Street Edinburgh
FREE - FURTHER DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE