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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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...
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Jan 27	accepted	What is a “delayed match-to-sample task”?
Jan 27	suggested	suggested edit on abnormal-psychology tag wiki excerpt
Jan 27	suggested	suggested edit on abnormal-psychology tag wiki
Jan 27	awarded	Analytical
Jan 27	asked	What are the benefits of dyslexia?
Jan 27	comment	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics? Reading Wikipedia further, it appears that Richard Feynman had Synesthesia. He may not have all the same skills as Jacob, but given that he was a Nobel prize winner, he was clearly a very intelligent man!
Jan 27	revised	Why do you sometimes write down one word while actually intending to write another? Added links, improved subscript, corrected spelling error
Jan 26	awarded	Cleanup
Jan 26	revised	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics? I prefer question titles to be qustions
Jan 26	revised	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics? rolled back to a previous revision
Jan 26	revised	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics? edited body
Jan 26	comment	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics? Wow, that's fascinating. It's also really interesting that you state It sounds like he's learned to apply his visual-spatial skills to "arrange" the number forms to aid his calculations because this occurred to me after hearing him explain. I thought, Hmm, this sounds like how a GPU can perform certain tasks much better than a CPU!
Jan 26	comment	What type of learning mechanism produces a consistent typo? Related but not a duplicate: Why do you sometimes write down one word while actually intending to write another?
Jan 26	suggested	suggested edit on Why do you sometimes write down one word while actually intending to write another?
Jan 26	asked	Is there a term for individuals who can “visualize” numbers and advanced mathematics?
Jan 26	comment	Does evidence support Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? Please improve your answer by adding some text to it, possibly a relevant quote from that link. Answers with nothing else but a link are discouraged on Stack Exchange sites. Thanks, and welcome to the site!
Jan 25	awarded	Beta