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I'd substitute linguistics for learning science. – Charles Stewart Jun 7 '10 at 18:58
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I'd class computer questions related to cognitive topics as on-topic as long as it wasn't strictly about the programming. – David Thornley Jun 23 '10 at 3:30
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Technically linguistics, philosophy, education, and anthropology should all be included. See the cognitive science society's webpage cognitivesciencesociety.org/index.html . At the very least, learning science should be replaced with some subset of those fields. – mpacer Jan 16 '11 at 11:16
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Why do people persist in creating duplicate or subset proposals rather than supporting pre-existing proposals?

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Difference between Mind and Cognitive sciences?

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Is Behaviorism within our scope?

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Time to reach out to the floundering Linguistics SE and suggest a merger?

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hey, as soon as 1 more off-topic question is voted in....group moves to Commit stage! Somebody move a vote or cast another?
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This should be a comment, not a proposed qn. – Charles Stewart Jan 17 '11 at 6:42
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What are specific examples of the advantages given by the cross-disciplinary approach of cognitive science?
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What qualifies as a sufficient explanation in cognitive science?
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Can vaccines cause Autism?
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of the various methodologies used in cognitive science?
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NaGE: Too broad, too subjective. – Charles Stewart Jan 17 '11 at 6:45
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Does imaginary friends make a person go insane?
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Extremely vague, no detail, no reference to any literature. – richiemorrisroe Jan 12 '11 at 13:32
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Is it possible for a machine to be self aware?
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Could this question be more specific, thus altering enough to be on-topic? – IAbstract Jun 3 '10 at 23:15
I just think this question is too easily answered with a yes. – IAbstract Jun 7 '10 at 23:21
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This is way too broad and amateurish at the same time. Read any literature on the Cog.Sci it will contain TONS of discussions about this. – zvolkov Jun 17 '10 at 18:44
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Just to be clear, I posted this question to promote discussion. I agree the question is amateurish. – Jeromy Anglim Dec 31 '10 at 2:45
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What does it feel like to be a bat? [closed]
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It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

I think this is thematically there, but a little too subjective... – Tom Boardman Jul 8 '10 at 2:15
This question can't be answered until we genetically engineer talking bats. – Cerin Aug 4 '10 at 18:23
Talking is the least problem :D "feel like" requires compatible "feeling" which can't be guaranteed even between humans I suppose – naugtur Aug 11 '10 at 13:03
Actually this is the classical Cognitive Science question asked in the 1974 by Thomas Nagel. <quote>In "What is it Like to Be a Bat?", Nagel argues that consciousness has essential to it a subjective character, a what it is like aspect. He states that "an organism has conscious mental states if and only if there is something that it is like to be that organism—something it is like for the organism."</quote> -- the fact that it was rated as an off-topic shows how little the audience of stackoverflow intersects with the experts of the subject matter of this proposed Q&A site. – zvolkov Sep 27 '10 at 20:21
@zvolkov: Good titles for articles are not often good questions for this kind of Q&A site. I've not voted any which way on this question, but I'd be better disposed to the question if it read "What do cognitive scientists make of Nagel's Bat essay today?" – Charles Stewart Sep 28 '10 at 7:45
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What is the general consensus of what consciousness is in science?
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WAY to broad! Besides, the science is NOWHERE NEAR reaching a consensus on this yet! – zvolkov Jun 17 '10 at 18:42
As far as I know lots of scientists interested in that topic gave up on seeking a definition – naugtur Aug 11 '10 at 13:04
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Do humans have free will? [closed]
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closed as off topic by Charles Stewart, IAbstract, dbkk, David Thornley, Jim G. Jun 26 '10 at 12:39

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Although cognitive science does include philosophical considerations, this question is too general – Jeromy Anglim Jun 3 '10 at 3:20
Questions on free will are separate from cognitive science, IMO, delving a bit more into the philosophical side than this proposal might expect. – IAbstract Jun 7 '10 at 23:20
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This is way too broad and amateurish at the same time. Read any literature on the Cog.Sci it will contain TONS of discussions about this. – zvolkov Jun 17 '10 at 18:45
This site should be quantitative, and since "free will" has no clear quantified definition, it's not an appropriate topic. – Cerin Aug 4 '10 at 18:25
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I wouldn't say the topic is unappropriate, the question is just too broad as it is. There is plenty of scientific literature on free will. For instance, the early work of Libet and colleagues in the '80s (e.g. Time of conscious intention to act in relation to onset of cerebral activity (readiness-potential). The unconscious initiation of a freely voluntary act - Brain 1983). An interesting assay on this was published a while ago on Nature: nature.com/nature/journal/v459/n7244/full/… . – nico Sep 25 '10 at 13:42
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