It is with great pleasure that I introduce my new research assistant Jonathan Blagrove.
Jonathan is a history graduate of the
Jonathan will use his IT skills to assist with the entering and analysis of data gathered as part of the two experiments on spatial representation by individuals with low-vision.
This is a short paper I wrote last year detailing the two experiments being conducted at the Royal London Society for the Blind. During the past few months I have made a few changes to the second experiment (you never know what is going to happen until you pilot...). Basically, I had to make the maze smaller - my budget for the materials was running low and the space was getting very complex.
Click here to download the paper
Really...I just want to say thank you to everyone for coming and making this a very special day. I have to admit that my face hurts - probably because I have been smiling the entire day. A special thank you to Simona & Dani for helping make all this possible. Also, Gil, Tracy & Kim for all their help and attention (yes, I feel bad - you were my guests!) Finally, I really appreciate the effort from those that went out of their way (Alex & Chiara) or showed up fashionably late (Mike). It was a true pleasure to walk around the maze and enjoy a glass of wine with all of you. Tonight... three years since I have arrived in the
Roger, now you can get better idea of how this maze looks like.
Abracos,
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Theseus son of Aegeus (or Poseidon) and father of “scientific wrestling” is notorious for crossing the maze and slaying the Minotaur. This brave and astute mythological hero also known for his righteous foreign policy and sense of justice was not entirely perfect. He was fond of kidnapping (abducted Helen of Sparta when she was 12) and had terrible cognitive mapping skills. We are quick to discard Daedalus' genius and forget that Theseus did not “solve” the maze. In fact, Theseus was so incapable of spatial updating that his movement inside the maze depended on the magical ball of thread given by Ariadne, daughter of King Minos.
Tarde (Noviembre 1919)
