Josh Gitlin

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I am a Moderator Pro Tempore for this site. That means I do things like handling flags, approving/rejecting edits, and generally help the community in any way I can. I'm here to help! If you have a question, I try to stay in our chat room almost all the time, even if I'm not at my computer. To get my attention, just post a message in chat with @Josh in it, and I'll respond as soon as I can.

I can also be reached from my website or via email at cogsci -at- josh -dot- gitlin -dot- name. If you have an any issues please don't hesitate to contact me.

I am not actually a Cognitive Scientist. I am Chief Technology Officer and the senior software developer at Digital Fruition, LLC. I am an avid user of Stack Exchange sites and fascinated by the workings of the mysterious and complex computer we call the human mind.

I believe firmly in this community and try to do do everything I can to help it grow! I am frequently on Meta where we discuss issues about this site. I'm very approachable. If you have a question or an issue, find me in chat or @ me on one of my posts. While I may not be the most knowledgable user about Cognitive Sciences on our site, I know a lot about Stack Exchange!

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Feb 2	suggested	suggested edit on Are there axioms in the mind?
Feb 2	revised	Does language and/or culture affect an individual's cognitive capacity? Improved formatting and grammar, added links
Feb 1	comment	How much information is lost when conveying an experience or emotion to another person? Cheese, if you make a trivial edit to your question I can remove my downvote. Thanks!
Feb 1	answered	How much information is lost when conveying an experience or emotion to another person?
Feb 1	comment	How much information is lost when conveying an experience or emotion to another person? I would say no, not in full, because you can only trigger memory responses in the person you're speaking to. And I think again the way the person you're speaking to experiences / interprets your words really depends on their memory, so it can't be quantified... Hm, maybe that's the answer to your question then?
Feb 1	comment	How much information is lost when conveying an experience or emotion to another person? I think this question could be somewhat subjective... how is one person conveying their emotions? To convey an emotion well you must trigger a sense of empathy in the person you are speaking to. If you just say, "I feel happy", you're unlikely to convey nearly as much detail as if you describe that feeling in a way which triggers an emotional response in the listener.
Feb 1	comment	By learning to read and write upside down, what did I do to myself? Welcome to the site Wayne! I'll let someone with a bit more experience provide an answer, but to add a comment: dyslexia is much more complicated than just swapping `b`s and `d`s, and it not something one can "give" to themselves. Nonetheless, you ask a very interesting question!
Feb 1	accepted	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics?
Feb 1	comment	Does language and/or culture affect an individual's cognitive capacity? Good answer! Fascinating about the Pirahã language. Also, you should be able to post more than two links now.
Feb 1	suggested	suggested edit on Does language and/or culture affect an individual's cognitive capacity?
Feb 1	comment	Does language and/or culture affect an individual's cognitive capacity? Welcome to the site and thanks for this very interesting question! I think the answer is "no" because my understanding is that concepts are coded separately in our brains from the language(s) we use to identify them, however I'd like to see if my thinking is backed up by any actual science :-)
Jan 31	comment	Are there axioms in the mind? Welcome to the site, Fabian! I'm not totally clear on what you're asking... can you clarify your question? I didn't downvote this question, someone else did, and while I don't know why I assume they also thought the question was unclear. Can you provide more detail about your question?
Jan 31	comment	Free online intelligence test with norm table, high reliability, and must be printable? @user189 I feel I had to remove my upvote in light of that fact... sorry! While this is a useful resource, it doesn't really meet Julia's requirements...
Jan 31	comment	Free online intelligence test with norm table, high reliability, and must be printable? @Julia they specifically say that the correct answers are not published, I suppose to prevent people from "beating" the test. So, it's probably not what you're looking for given that you specifically said "I don't want a hidden online evaluation"
Jan 30	revised	Effectiveness of recalling information in the same location it was learned Corrected spelling, added a blockquote in order to improve post and meet minimum edit requirements
Jan 30	suggested	suggested edit on How is it that taking a break from a problem sometimes allows you to figure out the answer?
Jan 30	suggested	suggested edit on Effectiveness of recalling information in the same location it was learned
Jan 29	revised	Free online intelligence test with norm table, high reliability, and must be printable? Formatted link
Jan 28	suggested	suggested edit on Free online intelligence test with norm table, high reliability, and must be printable?
Jan 28	comment	What are the benefits of dyslexia? @JeromyAnglim: Good point. I would be interested to know if it's a common trait amongst most people with dyslexia that they have increased abilities elsewhere. However it's possible that no studies have been done on this, possibly because it's just too difficult to measure...