All Intelligence is Collective Intelligence

Falandays, J. Benjamin; Kaaronen, Roope Oskari; Moser, Cody; Rorot, Wiktor; Tan, Joshua; Varma, Vishwanath; Williams, Tevin; Youngblood, Mason

doi:10.31234/osf.io/jhrp6

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“…If there is no drive to optimize individual behavior, there is no single right way to learn, explore, manage attention, or make inferences. When intelligence is framed as a property of collectives (Falandays et al., 2022), true variety in cognitive processing and problem‐solving—as endorsed by the neurodiversity paradigm—can contribute to group outcomes.…”

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“…If there is no drive to optimize individual behavior, there is no single right way to learn, explore, manage attention, or make inferences. When intelligence is framed as a property of collectives (Falandays et al, 2022), true variety in cognitive processing and problem solving-as endorsed by the Neurodiversity Paradigm-can contribute to group outcomes.…”

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From Puzzle to Progress: How engaging with Neurodiversity can improve Cognitive Science

Sulik¹,

Manalili²,

Pearson³

et al. 2022

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In cognitive science, there is a tacit norm that phenomena such as cultural variation or synaesthesia are worthy examples of cognitive diversity that contribute to a better understanding of cognition, but that other forms of cognitive diversity (e.g. autism, ADHD and dyslexia) are primarily interesting only as examples of deficit, dysfunction, or impairment. This status quo is dehumanizing and holds back much-needed research. In contrast, the Neurodiversity Paradigm argues that such experiences are not necessarily deficits, but rather are natural reflections of biodiversity. Here we propose that neurodiversity is an important topic for future research in cognitive science. We discuss why cognitive science has thus far failed to engage with neurodiversity, why this gap presents both ethical and scientific challenges for the field and, crucially, why cognitive science will produce better theories of human cognition if the field engages with neurodiversity in the same way that it values other forms of cognitive diversity. Doing so will not only empower marginalized researchers but will also present an opportunity for cognitive science to benefit from the unique contributions of neurodivergent researchers and communities.

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Knowledge sources, narratives, and living in social-ecological systems

Cockerill,

Glynn,

Cerrutti

et al. 2024

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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Humans exist as part of social-ecological systems (SES) in which biological, physical, chemical, economic, political and other social processes are tightly interwoven. Global change within these systems presents an increasingly untenable situation for long-term human security. Further, knowledge that humans possess about ourselves and SES represents a complex amalgamation of individual and collective factors. Because of various evolutionary pressures, people often reject this complex reality in favor of more simplistic perceptions and explanations. This thought paper offers an overview of how and where people acquire knowledge and how that knowledge acquisition process reflects and influences narratives, which subsequently affect efforts to address challenges in SES. We highlight three narratives as examples of constraints on finding ways forward toward a more resilient future. Our focal narratives include tendencies to conflate tame and wicked problems; to posit a false human-nature duality; and to resist the explanatory evidence from biocultural evolution. We then discuss the human cognitive propensity to create narratives to think about how we might intentionally develop narratives that are more appropriate for living in coevolving SES.

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All Intelligence is Collective Intelligence

Cited by 3 publications

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From Puzzle to Progress: How Engaging With Neurodiversity Can Improve Cognitive Science

From Puzzle to Progress: How Engaging With Neurodiversity Can Improve Cognitive Science

From Puzzle to Progress: How engaging with Neurodiversity can improve Cognitive Science

Knowledge sources, narratives, and living in social-ecological systems

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