That’s interesting, because to me it read more like “I’m going to write something interesting about anything you like, do some research for you, and even share the results” and “as long as I have to do this assignment I might as well make it useful to someone” but maybe that’s because I recognized the poster’s name, read his blog, etc.
I can see how someone might interpret it this way, though.
Yeah, I was definitely thinking of it more in this light: “I’m going to go do 10-15 hours of research and writing, and I’m offering anyone the chance to influence the topic with < 5 minutes of their own effort.”
Thanks for clarifying—rescinded my downvote after your edit.
My own interests in these general areas relate to the intersection between language and action… In psychology where (a) embodied cognition is all the rage, and (b) theories of action, motor planning more specifically, are being applied to language theory (work by Pickering & Garrod especially). Especially given the application of similar approaches in robotics (Cangelosi and embodiment especially coming to mind here).
That’s interesting, because to me it read more like “I’m going to write something interesting about anything you like, do some research for you, and even share the results” and “as long as I have to do this assignment I might as well make it useful to someone” but maybe that’s because I recognized the poster’s name, read his blog, etc.
I can see how someone might interpret it this way, though.
Yeah, I was definitely thinking of it more in this light: “I’m going to go do 10-15 hours of research and writing, and I’m offering anyone the chance to influence the topic with < 5 minutes of their own effort.”
Thanks for clarifying—rescinded my downvote after your edit.
My own interests in these general areas relate to the intersection between language and action… In psychology where (a) embodied cognition is all the rage, and (b) theories of action, motor planning more specifically, are being applied to language theory (work by Pickering & Garrod especially). Especially given the application of similar approaches in robotics (Cangelosi and embodiment especially coming to mind here).