Podcasts about affordances

Our inaugural installment of "live" podcasting was recorded with a small audience in the library at Quarry Farm. It features Caroline Levine and Jed Esty discussing their recent books, "The Activist Humanist" and "The Future of Decline," as well as responding to the themes of "A Tale of Today" and "Criticism LTD," and discussing the roles of humanities educators in addressing climate crisis, declinism, superpower nostalgia, and shock doctrine. Cast (in order of appearance): Matt Seybold, Caroline Levine, Jed Esty Soundtrack: DownRiver Collective For more about this episode, including a complete bibliography, please visit MarkTwainStudies.com/Affordances, or subscribe to Matt Seybold's newsletter at TheAmericanVandal.substack.com

In this episode I reconnect with Dr. Andrew Wilson, Reader in Psychology at Leeds Beckett University and a leading voice in ecological psychology in sport. We delve into the fascinating world of affordances, skill development, and the complex challenge of transfer of learning in sport. Andrew brilliantly explains how our traditional understanding of skill acquisition often misses the mark, and why an ecological approach offers a more complete picture of how humans actually learn and develop skill.Three Key Takeaways:The overlap between training and performance contexts that enables transfer of learning is primarily in the information about affordances. When designing practice, focus on ensuring the right information is present rather than prescribed movement patterns.Variability in movement and practice isn't noise to be eliminated but rather a crucial signal that helps develop adaptable, creative performers. The best athletes aren't those who repeat identical movements but those who can respond to dynamic, ever-changing affordances.The ecological approach to coaching might benefit from being framed as an "affordance-led approach" rather than "constraints-led," highlighting how affordances define what counts as functional movement and serve as the primary constraint on motor abundance.Join my learning group 'The Guild of Ecological Explorers' by heading to www.thetalentequation.co.uk and clicking the 'join a learning group' button.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.

Send us a textIn this Speaker Spotlight episode, Coach Jav sits down with Dr. Rob Gray—renowned researcher, author, and podcast host—for a timely re-release of their impactful conversation on ecological dynamics, information, and movement learning. Rob is one of the featured speakers at the upcoming 2025 Sport Movement Skill Conference, taking place June 26–27 in St. Paul, MN. As the SMSC returns to its in-person roots, Rob shares a preview of the thinking that's shaped his writing, research, and applied coaching work across sport and skill domains.The episode explores the concepts behind Rob's book Learning to Optimize Movement, as well as deeper takes on specifying information, variability in practice, and the athlete–environment relationship. If you've ever wondered how to make movement learning more meaningful—or want to go beyond drills and deepen your theoretical lens—this conversation is a must.

Que dit la petite cuillère et la bordure du trottoir à la motricité de l'enfant ? APERÇU DU CONTENU Comment définir « simplement » la notion d'affordance motrice ? Quel est le lien avec le développement de l'enfant ? Quel est le lien avec la motivation ? Quelle est la différence entre une affordance positive et négative ? En quoi la posture de l'adulte face aux explorations de l'enfant est-elle important ? Stratégies pour l'aménagement de l'environnement de manière à optimiser le développement moteur et affectif de l'enfant à la maison, en crèche / garderie et en clinique d'ergothérapie? Existe-t-il des tests pour vérifier la qualité de la perception des affordances par l'enfant ? Comment la technoférence influence-t-elle le développement de l'enfant en regard des affordances ? Et plus! Tout ça de la perspective de l'ergothérapie

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Growing up in the regional areas of Victoria, Martin had never envisioned a future in property investment, let alone start his own advisory business for investors struggling in the property investment field. With an international property portfolio worth over $4 million and 12 property investments under his belt, Martin uses his past experiences to help guide others into comfortably investing in property.In this episode, Martin shares how he worked around the troubles of sustainably investing in property, how he learned from the disaster that was his first property investment, and how he uses his time effectively to balance his business and his own portfolio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growing up in the regional areas of Victoria, Martin had never envisioned a future in property investment, let alone start his own advisory business for investors struggling in the property investment field. With an international property portfolio worth over $4 million and 12 property investments under his belt, Martin uses his past experiences to help guide others into comfortably investing in property.In this episode, Martin shares how he worked around the troubles of sustainably investing in property, how he learned from the disaster that was his first property investment, and how he uses his time effectively to balance his business and his own portfolio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we dive into the concept of skilled intentionality with regards to the pitcher-batter interaction. We explore how intention shapes a player's behavior and performance, the importance of perceiving relevant information within the game (becoming attuned) and being calibrated is the basis for successful performance outcomes. We also discuss practical training strategies and the nuances of guiding player intentions.00:00 Introduction and Recap00:12 Understanding Skilled Intentionality02:13 Pitcher-Hitter Dynamics04:47 Intent and Self-Organization07:01 Heuristics and Intent in Sports14:15 Affordances and Calibration25:31 Practical Applications in Coaching37:29 Pitching Strategies and Hitter Disruption37:44 Boxing Analogy for Pitch Sequencing39:15 The Concept of Attunement40:02 Higher Order Variables in Sports44:54 What is the specifying information and high order variables in hitting?57:21 Pitching and Hitting Strategies58:26 Training Environments and Adaptability01:08:09 Guiding Athletes Through Questions01:10:15 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsIntro music by: Muellzyhttps://soundcloud.com/muellzymusicSupport Us & learn more about Ecological Dynamics (links below)⁠Donate to Finding the Edge:⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/ftepod⁠⁠Ecological Dynamics ResourcesResources from Emergence a movement skill education company dedicated to helping coaches learn how to apply an ecological approach to understanding and developing movement skill.Get 7% off most courses by using code: Edge7Educational Products: ⁠⁠https://emergentmvmt.com/shop-2/⁠⁠Social MediaTwitter: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@Emergentmvmt⁠⁠Patreon:⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/Emergentmvmt⁠⁠Follow Us!Join our Discord: ⁠⁠bit.ly/3a07z1B⁠⁠Find us on Twitter:@FTEpod@gboyum01@RobertFrey40@kyledupic@CoachgbakerSubscribe on Youtube: ⁠⁠bit.ly/34dZ7

Send us a textIn this episode, Javi sits down with Marianne Davies to explore a fascinating blend of topics, from adventure sports and ecological coaching to the power of language and learning. They dive into how language shapes perception, the unique relationship between teaching and learning, and the role of affordance perception in high-risk environments.Marianne shares her experiences in equestrian sports, adventure coaching, and expedition leadership, emphasizing how outdoor challenges can reshape the way we think, learn, and coach—not just in sports, but in life. They discuss the importance of exploration for both kids and adults, the evolving landscape of coach education, and why less structure in training could unlock greater potential in athletes.Key Topics Discussed:✅ How language serves as a constraint and shapes perception ✅ The Welsh concept of “dusky” and how it connects teaching and learning ✅ How adventure sports develop skill and decision-making under real consequences ✅ The unstructured nature of adventure sports vs. traditional coaching ✅ Why adults need adventure experiences just as much as kids ✅ The role of affordance perception and risk in skill acquisition ✅ The future of coach development and shifting from assessment-based coaching ✅ The power of movement and perception beyond traditional sportsResources & Mentions:

Firms face significant challenges in effectively training employees in adopting complex information systems, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP). Gamified training has emerged as a promising means to address these challenges. Despite this, prior research has paid little attention to the factors affecting the effective use of gamified training. This study aims to identify the determinants of the effective use of gamified training. Based on technology affordances, coping, and gamification literature, the study proposes that team-based gamification affordances (e.g., collaboration and competition affordances) affect coping responses (e.g., task-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidance coping), leading to effective use. We utilized the ERP simulation game to empirically test the research model, employing a multi-study approach comprising two studies (Study 1 = 255 participants, Study 2 = 219 participants). Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. Our results indicate that collaboration affordance significantly affects task-focused, emotion-focused, and avoidance coping. However, competition affordance influenced only task-focused coping. We also found that task-focused and emotion-focused coping affected effective use. This study contributes to IS literature by highlighting gamification affordances and coping responses as important predictors of effective use in gamified training, leading organizations and IS scholars to design impactful and engaging gamified training programs.

Summary: In this episode of the Trainer's Bullpen, host Chris Butler engages with Scott Sievewright, a leading figure in the field of skill acquisition and coaching in martial arts. They discuss the ecological dynamics approach to training, contrasting it with traditional information processing methods. Scott shares his journey from a conventional coaching background to embracing a technique-less, principles-based training philosophy. The conversation delves into the importance of guiding athletes' intentions and attention, the concept of representative learning design, and the challenges of managing diverse skill levels in training environments. They also explore the constraints-led approach, emphasizing how coaches can manipulate various constraints to optimize learning and performance in athletes. In this conversation, Scott also explores the principles of ecological dynamics and the constraints-led approach in coaching, particularly in martial arts and law enforcement training. They discuss the importance of understanding constraints, the concept of affordances, and how individual perception affects training outcomes. The conversation emphasizes the need for authentic movement, balancing safety with realism in training, and the significance of representative design even in warm-ups. Scott shares insights on creating a culture of care in training environments and the necessity of adapting training to individual capabilities. Takeaways: • Traditional coaching often relies on a prescriptive, technique-based model. • Ecological dynamics emphasizes the interaction between organisms and their environment. • Guiding intention and attention is crucial for effective coaching. • Training should start with representative learning designs from day one. • Managing diverse skill levels in training requires a generalist approach. • The constraints-led approach is synonymous with effective coaching. • Coaches can manipulate constraints to elicit desired behaviors in athletes. • Understanding the challenge point is essential for optimal learning outcomes. Coaching has always been constraint-based. • Understanding constraints can elevate coaching effectiveness. • Affordances are opportunities for action in the environment. • Authentic movement reflects the personality of the athlete. • Safety in training must balance realism and injury prevention. • Representative design should be integrated into warm-ups. • Self-organization allows the body to adapt to tasks naturally. • Game intelligence is crucial for quick decision-making in combat. • Cultivating perception-action relationships is essential for skill development. • Creating a supportive training culture enhances learning and safety. For more great info visit Scott's podcast at 'The Primal MMA Coaching Podcast'

We're diving back into research after a long break! In this episode, we explore the article titled Theory of Affordances to Understand Environment Play Transactions: Environmental Taxonomy of Outdoor Play Space Features- A Scoping Review by Morgenthaler, Lynch, Loebach, Pentland, and Schultz, published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy in 2024. This article examines how various outdoor environmental characteristics influence children's outdoor play. The authors developed a taxonomy (a HUGE chart!) that allows practitioners to evaluate the "affordances" of outdoor play spaces...in other words: what do different types of features of the outdoor environment invite children to DO in that environment? The Environmental Taxonomy of Outdoor Play Space Features categorizes physical environments, their functional qualities, and the play activities they support. This helps us as occupational, physical, and speech therapists, social workers or mental health professionals, to:

Tonino Griffero"Il senso del noi"Festival Filosofiawww.festivalfilosofia.Festival Filosofia, SassuoloTonino GrifferoIl senso del noiIl corpo vissuto e le atmosfereVenerdì 13 settembre 2024, ore 15:00Come si delinea una teoria della percezione vissuta e affettiva, propensa alla condivisione e alla permeabilità, rispetto all'idea di un'anima/casa che riduca il corpo individuale a mero strumento alle sue dipendenze?Tonino Griffero è professore di Estetica presso l'Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”. Le sue ricerche si sono orientate tanto alla storia dell'estetica e al problema del “potere” dell'immaginazione, quanto e soprattutto al tema estetico-teosofico della “corporeità spirituale”, come fondamento implicito della filosofia della natura dell'età romantica. Si è occupato di idealismo tedesco, di Friedrich Christoph Oetinger e Schelling, di ermeneutica,fenomenologia, estetica e mistica. È anche autore di studi sull'ermeneutica di Emilio Betti e sulla filosofia di Eduard Spranger. È attualmente impegnato nell'elaborazione di una estetica e una fenomenologia che pongano al centro la dimensione spaziale ed emozionale delle “atmosfere”, gli aspetti affettivi della vita individuale e sociale e i processi della corporeità vissuta. Tra i suoi libri: Atmosferologia. Estetica degli spazi emozionali (Roma-Bari 2010); Quasi-cose. La realtà dei sentimenti (Milano 2013); Il pensiero dei sensi. Atmosfere ed estetica patica (Milano 2016); Places, Affordances, Atmospheres. A Pathic Aesthetics (Londra 2020); Psicopatologia e atmosfere. Prima del soggetto e del mondo (a cura di, con Gianni Francesetti, Roma 2022). IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

How well can athletes perceive higher-order affordances (that is, affordances made up of combinations of lower-order ones)? Do we perceive these directly or combine affordances?  Do we directly perceive the field of safe travel on a sports field? Articles:Perception of higher-order affordances for kicking in soccerA theoretical field-analysis of automobile-driving My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – ShakeSome Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Rob Gray is a psychology professor and research psychologist with a focus on perceptual-motor control in driving, aviation, and sports. He also hosts the Perception & Action Podcast, is the author of two bestselling books on the acquisition of movement skills ‘How We Learn To Move' and ‘Learning to Optimize Movement', and he serves as the Skill Acquisition Specialist for the Boston Red Sox. In this interview, Dr. Gray discusses the key aspects from chapters 5 and 6 of How We Learn to Move. Rob provides insights on how coaches and trainers can embrace a motor learning environment that is a nonlinear, self-organizational model of movement. Also mentioned is how the perception of the world is embodied and how affordances shape the way we perceive opportunities for action. Dr. Gray introduces the important concept of ‘invariance' and why it matters in performance and coaching. Additional topics covered in this interview are embodied perception, Gibson's Affordances and his theory in conflict with traditionalist views, body & action capacity scaling, the importance of variability, intrinsic dynamics and how they relate to movement variability, and how the ‘law of attraction' relates to movement variability and invariance. This interview contains practical insights on how trainers should embrace the ecological, nonlinear, self-organizational model of instruction, modify constraints to cause learners to self-organize movements, and understand the application of affordances and the laws of attraction to design effective training environments. Find Dr. Gray's exceptional 'Perception / Action Podcast' here: https://perceptionaction.com/

Many people think of summer as the best time to read. On the beach, on the airplane to a vacation, in between semesters… Sounds like a perfect time to do a literature review. But there are many ways to do a literature review, and in all honesty, we think most people choose the wrong type of review – the “systematic” literature review where they select papers about a phenomenon, do a supposedly structured but not exhaustive search across IS journals, and then criticize the knowledge others have created. We discuss a few alternatives that we think hold more promise: qualitative and quantitative meta analyses, or narrative and integrative reviews. We also point to a few papers that have helped us organize the conversations we read about in the literature – which really, is what literature reviewing is all about.  References Berente, N., Lyytinen, K., Yoo, Y., & Maurer, C. (2019). Institutional Logics and Pluralistic Responses to Enterprise System Implementation: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), 873-902. Noblit, G. W., & Hare, R. D. (1988). Meta-Ethnography: Synthesising Qualitative Studies. Sage. King, W. R., & He, J. (2006). A Meta-analysis of the Technology Acceptance Model. Information & Management, 43(6), 740-755. Zaza, S., Joseph, D., & Armstrong, D. J. (2023). Are IT Professionals Unique? A Second-Order Meta-Analytic Comparison of Turnover Intentions Across Occupations. MIS Quarterly, 47(3), 1213-1238. Trang, S., Kraemer, T., Trenz, M., & Weiger, W. H. (2024). Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole: How Technology Conspiracy Beliefs Emerge and Foster a Conspiracy Mindset. Information Systems Research, . Berente, N., Salge, C. A. D. L., Mallampalli, V. K. T., & Park, K. (2022). Rethinking Project Escalation: An Institutional Perspective on the Persistence of Failing Large-Scale Information System Projects. Journal of Management Information Systems, 39(3), 640-672. Skinner, R. J., Nelson, R. R., & Chin, W. (2022). Synthesizing Qualitative Evidence: A Roadmap for Information Systems Research. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 23(3), 639-677. vom Brocke, J., Simons, A., Niehaves, B., Riemer, K., Plattfault, R., & Cleven, A. (2009). Reconstructing the Giant: On the Importance of Rigour in Documenting the Literature Search Process. 17th European Conference on Information Systems, Verona, Italy. vom Brocke, J., Simons, A., Riemer, K., Niehaves, B., Plattfault, R., & Cleven, A. (2015). Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Challenges and Recommendations of Literature Search in Information Systems Research. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 37(9), 205-224. Bunge, M. A. (1977). Treatise on Basic Philosophy Volume 3: Ontology I - The Furniture of the World. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Burton-Jones, A., Recker, J., Indulska, M., Green, P., & Weber, R. (2017). Assessing Representation Theory with a Framework for Pursuing Success and Failure. MIS Quarterly, 41(4), 1307-1333. Recker, J., Indulska, M., Green, P., Burton-Jones, A., & Weber, R. (2019). Information Systems as Representations: A Review of the Theory and Evidence. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 20(6), 735-786. Saghafi, A., & Wand, Y. (2020). A Meta-Analysis of Ontological Guidance and Users' Understanding of Conceptual Models. Journal of Database Management, 31(4), 46-68. Leonardi, P. M., & Vaast, E. (2017). Social Media and their Affordances for Organizing: A Review and Agenda for Research. Academy of Management Annals, 11(1), 150-188. Orlikowski, W. J., & Scott, S. V. (2008). Sociomateriality: Challenging the Separation of Technology, Work and Organization. Academy of Management Annals, 2(1), 433-474. Felin, T., Foss, N. J., & Ployhart, R. E. (2015). The Microfoundations Movement in Strategy and Organization Theory. Academy of Management Annals, 9(1), 575-632. Cronin, M. A., & George, E. (2023). The Why and How of the Integrative Review. Organizational Research Methods, 26(1), 168-192. Paré, G., Trudel, M.-C., Jaana, M., & Kitsiou, S. (2015). Synthesizing Information Systems Knowledge: A Typology of Literature Reviews. Information & Management, 52(2), 183-199. Rivard, S. (2014). Editor's Comments: The Ions of Theory Construction. MIS Quarterly, 32(2), iii-xiii. Leidner, D., Berente, N., & Recker, J. (2023). What's been done, what's been found, and what it means. This IS research podcast, . Webster, J., & Watson, R. T. (2002). Analyzing the Past to Prepare for the Future:  Writing a Literature Review. MIS Quarterly, 26(2), xiii-xxiii. Grisot, M., & Modol, J. R. (2024). Special Section Introduction: Reflecting and Celebrating Ole Hanseth's Contribution to the IS Community. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 36(1), 39-40. Association for Information Systems (2023. History of AIS. .

Hey everyone, welcome to today's show!On this episode, we are going to be doing a deep dive on practice design! This is a topic many of you are very interested in and passionate about so I figured we would shine a light on it. To do this, I've compiled some clips from some of my amazing guests that will give you their insights on practice design. In addition to that, I will be giving my input on each clip to hopefully guide you towards your own takeaways.   I hope you enjoy the show! One quick note before we get started, you may have seen on social media that we at Emergence have announced the dates for the 2024 Sport Movement Skill Conference. This is a hybrid online and in person event and is my favorite event of the year. You have the option of attending for the lectures, the in person coaching or both. It's completely up to youRight now, we are offering our early bird pricing so I would highly suggest you mark tour calendar for October 4th and 5th and take advantage of this sale!If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @javier@emergentmvmt.comEpisode ResourcesEp - "Provide Your Athletes with a License to Explore" w/ Tom ParryEp -"A Masterclass on Affordances" w/ Andrew WilsonEp- "Putting the Tools in the Athlete's Hands" w/ Nick Smallridge Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

This is a special crosspost episode where Adam Gleave is interviewed by Nathan Labenz from the Cognitive Revolution. At the end I also have a discussion with Nathan Labenz about his takes on AI. Adam Gleave is the founder of Far AI, and with Nathan they discuss finding vulnerabilities in GPT-4's fine-tuning and Assistant PIs, Far AI's work exposing exploitable flaws in "superhuman" Go AIs through innovative adversarial strategies, accidental jailbreaking by naive developers during fine-tuning, and more. OUTLINE (00:00) Intro (02:57) NATHAN INTERVIEWS ADAM GLEAVE: FAR.AI's Mission (05:33) Unveiling the Vulnerabilities in GPT-4's Fine Tuning and Assistance APIs (11:48) Divergence Between The Growth Of System Capability And The Improvement Of Control (13:15) Finding Substantial Vulnerabilities (14:55) Exploiting GPT 4 APIs: Accidentally jailbreaking a model (18:51) On Fine Tuned Attacks and Targeted Misinformation (24:32) Malicious Code Generation (27:12) Discovering Private Emails (29:46) Harmful Assistants (33:56) Hijacking the Assistant Based on the Knowledge Base (36:41) The Ethical Dilemma of AI Vulnerability Disclosure (46:34) Exploring AI's Ethical Boundaries and Industry Standards (47:47) The Dangers of AI in Unregulated Applications (49:30) AI Safety Across Different Domains (51:09) Strategies for Enhancing AI Safety and Responsibility (52:58) Taxonomy of Affordances and Minimal Best Practices for Application Developers (57:21) Open Source in AI Safety and Ethics (1:02:20) Vulnerabilities of Superhuman Go playing AIs (1:23:28) Variation on AlphaZero Style Self-Play (1:31:37) The Future of AI: Scaling Laws and Adversarial Robustness (1:37:21) MICHAEL TRAZZI INTERVIEWS NATHAN LABENZ (1:37:33) Nathan's background (01:39:44) Where does Nathan fall in the Eliezer to Kurzweil spectrum (01:47:52) AI in biology could spiral out of control (01:56:20) Bioweapons (02:01:10) Adoption Accelerationist, Hyperscaling Pauser (02:06:26) Current Harms vs. Future Harms, risk tolerance  (02:11:58) Jailbreaks, Nathan's experiments with Claude The cognitive revolution: https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/ Exploiting Novel GPT-4 APIs: https://far.ai/publication/pelrine2023novelapis/ Advesarial Policies Beat Superhuman Go AIs: https://far.ai/publication/wang2022adversarial/

In this episode, we delve into the often cited but widely misunderstood concept of 'Follow the Child's Lead'. Through our personal anecdotes, theoretical explorations, and practical insights, we wonder about the origins of this principle, its application across different disciplines and its pivotal role in treatment and intervention strategies. We unpack the nuances of following a child's lead versus following a child's need, and the profound impact of tuning into a child's developmental trajectory for effective treatment. Join us as we dive deep into how this principle shapes our approaches to therapy and beyond, providing actionable takeaways for professionals and parents alike. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction: Exploring Treatment Principles 00:54 Deep Dive into 'Follow the Child's Lead' 02:16 Clinical Perspectives and Personal Stories 03:30 Understanding and Misunderstandings of Following the Child 05:57 Expanding on 'Follow the Child's Lead' with Clinical Insights 32:27 Exploring the Concept of Affordances in Treatment 53:29 Concluding Thoughts on Following the Child's Lead Both DFX and SEED are growing! Please message us if you are interested in joining either of our teams!

In a departure from the previous themes of injury, treatment and rehabilitation, Dr Gillian Tabor speaks to Marianne Davies about her research paper ‘Can't jump, won't jump.The conversation covers topics such as ecological dynamics, complexity theory, the constraints-led approach and solving movement puzzles and how this applies to horses. The names and definitions of the theory may not be familiar but the underlying understanding of a holistic view of an amazing biological system – the horse – will be recognisable! Marianne is currently doing a part-time PhD in Skill Acquisition in Equine Sports based at Sheffield Hallam University. Marianne's coaching experience includes more than 25 years of working in sports, academic and corporate environments. She is a coach developer, coach educator, assessor, IQA and national trainer. She is currently working as a Senior Coach Developer for UK Coaching. Link to paper - Can't jump, won't jump: Affordances of the horse-rider dyad underpin skill adaptation in showjumping using a constraints-led approachDavies, M., Stone, J.A., Davids, K., Williams, J. and O'Sullivan, M., 2023. Can't jump, won't jump: Affordances of the horse-rider dyad underpin skill adaptation in showjumping using a constraints-led approach. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18(4), pp.1313-1319.------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In this episode, Alex Sarama is joined by Gray Thomas and they talked about the principles of ecological psychology and its application in the context of basketball. Gray explains how ecological psychology challenges traditional cognitive theories and offers a fresh perspective on perception, action, and memory. They discuss the concept of affordances and how it influences player performance and decision-making on the court. Their conversation in this episode highlights the importance of understanding individual differences and designing flexible, adaptable environments to foster growth and optimize player development. Key Takeaways: 02:45 - Gray's arrival to and historical background on Ecological Psychology 16:15 - Application of Affordances & Ecological Dynamics in Basketball 27:30 - The pitfalls of seeing skills as something you acquire then apply them 33:00 - Affordance-Based Control vs Information-Based Control 40:00 - How a unified theory can knock down organizational silos Connect with Gray: Twitter/X Links: Website: http://transformingbball.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/transformbball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformingbasketball/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@transformingbasketball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/transformingbasketball/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transforming.basketball

Extended reality (XR) experiences hold the potential to transform the way we learn, work, and collaborate. Specifically, it can make educational experiences more interactive, engaging and ultimately drive higher learning outcomes. In this episode, we feature Jan Plass, who discusses the affordances of XR technology, provides examples of XR learning experiences and shares his expectations for its impact on the education landscape. Jan Plass is a Professor at New York University, Paulette Goddard Chair, and Director of CREATE. Learn more about Jan Plass: CREATE Lab Looking Inside Cells On the Morning You Wake Verizon AR/VR Learning Apps (i.e. Visceral Science, Mapper's Delight, UNSUNG, Looking Inside Cells etc.) NN/g ARTICLES & TRAINING COURSES Augmented/Virtual Reality vs. Computer Screens 10 Usability Heuristics Applied to Virtual Reality Virtual Reality and User Experience Emerging Patterns in Interface Design ⁠ (full-day/2 half-day UXC course) The Design of Everyday Things CHAPTERS: 0:00-3:13 - Intro 3:13-5:35 - What is XR? 5:35-8:54 - XR as a Learning Opportunity 8:54-12:19 - Examples of XR for learning 12:19-15:30 - Evidence of Learning with VR Technology 15:30-18.51 - Can VR features Induce Emotions and Result in Better Learning Outcomes? 18:51-23.45 - Comparing UX in 2D and 3D spaces? 23:45-27:41 - Accessibility and Inclusivity in XR 27:41 - XR Development: The Role of Affordances

In episode 112 of The Gradient Podcast, Daniel Bashir speaks to Cameron Jones and Sean Trott.Cameron is a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Science Department at the University of California, San Diego. His research compares how humans and large language models process language about world knowledge, situation models, and theory of mind.Sean is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Cognitive Science Department at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include probing large language models, ambiguity in languages, how ambiguous words are represented, and pragmatic inference. He previously completed his PhD at UCSD.Have suggestions for future podcast guests (or other feedback)? Let us know here or reach us at editor@thegradient.pubSubscribe to The Gradient Podcast:  Apple Podcasts  | Spotify | Pocket Casts | RSSFollow The Gradient on TwitterOutline:* (00:00) Intro* (02:55) Cameron's background* (06:00) Sean's background* (08:15) Unexpected capabilities of language models and the need for embodiment to understand meaning* (11:05) Interpreting results of Turing tests, separating what humans and LLMs do when behaving as though they “understand”* (14:27) Internal mechanisms, interpretability, how we test theories* (16:40) Languages are efficient, but for whom? * (17:30) Initial motivations: lexical ambiguity * (19:20) The balance of meanings across wordforms* (22:35) Tension between speaker- and comprehender-oriented pressures in lexical ambiguity* (25:05) Context and potential vs. realized ambiguity* (27:15) LLM-ology* (28:30) Studying LLMs as models of human cognition and as interesting objects of study in their own right* (30:03) Example of explaining away effects* (33:54) The internalist account of belief sensitivity—behavior and internal representations* (37:43) LLMs and the False Belief Task* (42:05) Hypothetical on observed behavior and inferences about internal representations* (48:05) Distributional Semantics Still Can't Account for Affordances* (50:25) Tests of embodied theories and limitations of distributional cues* (53:54) Multimodal models and object affordances* (58:30) Language and grounding, other buzzwords* (59:45) How could we know if LLMs understand language?* (1:04:50) Reference: as a thing words do vs. ontological notion* (1:11:38) The Role of Physical Inference in Pronoun Resolution* (1:16:40) World models and world knowledge* (1:19:45) EPITOME* (1:20:20) The different tasks* (1:26:43) Confounders / “attending” in LM performance on tasks* (1:30:30) Another hypothetical, on theory of mind* (1:32:26) How much information can language provide in service of mentalizing? * (1:35:14) Convergent validity and coherence/validity of theory of mind* (1:39:30) Interpretive questions about behavior w/r/t/ theory of mind* (1:43:35) Does GPT-4 Pass the Turing Test?* (1:44:00) History of the Turing Test* (1:47:05) Interrogator strategies and the strength of the Turing Test* (1:52:15) “Internal life” and personality* (1:53:30) How should this research impact how we assess / think about LLM abilities? * (1:58:56) OutroLinks:* Cameron's homepage and Twitter* Sean's homepage and Twitter* Research — Language and NLP* Languages are efficient, but for whom?* Research — LLM-ology* Do LLMs know what humans know?* Distributional Semantics Still Can't Account for Affordances* In Cautious Defense of LLM-ology* Should Psycholinguists use LLMs as “model organisms”?* (Re)construing Meaning in NLP* Research — language and grounding, theory of mind, reference [insert other buzzwords here]* Do LLMs have a “theory of mind”?* How could we know if LLMs understand language?* Does GPT-4 Pass the Turing Test?* Could LMs change language?* The extended mind and why it matters for cognitive science research* EPITOME* The Role of Physical Inference in Pronoun Resolution Get full access to The Gradient at thegradientpub.substack.com/subscribe

My guest today is Dr. Andrew Wilson!Dr. Wilson an Ecological Psychologist and a researcher at Leeds Beckett University in the UK He is an internationally recognised expert in perception, action and embodied cognition.He gained his PhD in Psychology and Cognitive Science from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2005. His research interests are broadly in the area of perception and action, with a particular interest in learning and theories of embodied cognition.On this episode, we dive into the world of affordances and what they mean in the both the sports world and in real life situations.If you like today's episode, leave a review here....If you want to reach me directly, contact me on social media or shoot me @javier@emergentmvmt.comEpisode Resources Andrew on X 2023 SMSC RecordingsAndrew's Leeds- Beckett Profile Credits: Song- "Starstruck" by Freebeats.io Let's Chat!Twitter: @thecoachjavIG: @thecoachjav

Revisiting the conceptualization of affordances as invitations for action. Why are some affordances more inviting than others and how can we influence this as a coach? Articles:Affordances can invite behavior: Reconsidering the relationship between affordances and agency Inviting affordances and agency Understanding phenomenological differences in how affordances solicit action. An exploration More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – ShakeSome Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

How can we design practice to develop the horse-rider partnership? How do the environment, the horse/rider, and tasks interact to determine the ways in which an exercise will be performed? To answer these questions and more, we chat with UK Coach Developer and PhD candidate Marianne Davies. ----------Title Sponsor Name and Text Link: Ignite - www.igniteforequineathletes.com----------Guest Name: Marianne DaviesWebsite: https://dynamics-coaching.com/home/marianne-davies/Instagram: @river.tiger----------Link for Show Notes: https://dynamics-coaching.com/home/marianne-davies/Link for Show Notes: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361313928_Can't_jump_won't_jump_Affordances_of_the_horse-rider_dyad_underpin_skill_adaptation_in_showjumping_using_a_constraints-led_approach

This week we at least start out talking about learning spaces, both virtual and physical, but we wander a bit from there. Things that bring us joy this week: Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123979806-nuts-and-bolts) by Roma Agrawal The Right Mistake (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2812032-the-right-mistake) by Walter Mosley Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Will Anglin returns and is joined by coach and trainer Matt Jones. This is one of the most valuable episodes I've ever recorded. It's a GOLD MINE for anyone who wants to progress their climbing. Will and Matt provide clear and in-depth guidance for beginner, intermediate, and advanced climbers in this three-hour masterclass. If you feel stuck at a plateau or simply want to progress to the next level, don't skip this episode!Become a Patron - 7 Day Free Trial!patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing Check out PhysiVantage!physivantage.com (link includes 15% off coupon)Use code "NUGGET15" at checkout for 15% off your next order!Check out Rhino Skin Solutions!rhinoskinsolutions.comUse code “NUGGET” at checkout for 20% off your next order!Check out Green Chef!greenchef.com/nugget250Use code "nugget250" at checkout for $250 off!The Nugget is sponsored by BetterHelp!betterhelp.com/NUGGETUse this link for 10% off your first month!Check out Wonderful Pistachios!WonderfulPistachios.com to learn more!We are supported by these amazing BIG GIVERS:Michael Roy, Craig Lee, Mark and Julie Calhoun, Yinan Liu, Zach Emery, Alex Pluta, and Matt WalterShow Notes:  thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/will-and-mattNuggets:0:03:55 – Introducing to Matt Jones0:06:43 – The goal of this episode, and who it's for0:09:20 – How we are defining beginner, intermediate, and advanced0:12:37 – Reminder about timestamps0:13:31 – Overview of core themes (skills and strength feedback loop, the four stages of competence, selecting training tools)0:20:24 – My first plateau in climbing, and helping people identify and address what they're missing--BEGINNER STARTS HERE--0:23:45 – Beginner | Overview0:23:45 – Gaining initial awareness, and meat suit competence0:25:53 – Beginner | Strong Not Good0:27:35 – The Hammer0:28:51 – Not everything is a nail0:30:00 – The hammeriest hammer Matt and Will have ever seen, and taking away the hammer0:34:06 – Beginner | Good Not Strong0:34:06 – The goal for the beginner climber overall is to diversify the toolset0:34:47 – The Stringbean (aka The Crowbar)0:36:18 – Overutilizing sneaky tricks, and adding constraints/rules to your climbing0:41:48 – Interventions for beginners0:46:35 – Identifying the low-hanging fruit0:47:40 – Beginner | Summary0:51:11 – Using climbing as a training intervention0:53:41 – Checking your ego0:55:27 – Building strength and skill at the same time through climbing --INTERMEDIATE STARTS HERE--0:59:06 – Intermediate | Overview0:59:06 – Exiting the beginner stage, and learning to quantify your progress beyond grades1:01:42 – “Oh no, now what?!”1:03:22 – The logarithmic aspect of climbing the grade scale, and the room for growth as a climber1:05:24 – My experience of collecting more tools in sport climbing in the last 6 years1:07:14 – Finding what trying hard means, and the Nationals training camp story1:10:09 – Trying hard vs. trying well1:12:10 – Identifying what you need to address in your climbing1:13:30 – Understanding exactly what you're doing, and why it is working or not working1:17:54 – Intermediate | Strong Not Good1:18:51 – Chunking1:20:25 – Getting beyond the left-right-left, and increasing the resolution of your beta1:22:47 – The guess and check model, and turning new dials1:25:21 – The sloth monkey drill, and finding the line1:27:50 – Hip in vs. square drill1:29:43 – Building a process for problem-solving1:30:16 – Guidance for off-the-wall training for the intermediate climber1:33:38 – Keeping off-the-wall training in perspective, and becoming fluent in training1:39:20 – A tactical pitfall for intermediate climbers1:43:00 – Why you shouldn't punt, the nuance of resting, and energy economy1:48:20 – Separating practice, training, and performance1:50:11 – Intermediate | Good Not Strong1:50:11 – Getting the reps in, and eating your vegetables first1:56:34 – Strength training to support your movement, and learning to reverse engineer moves2:03:19 – Asking why, being more intentional, and why Chris Sharma led the intermediate climbers astray2:04:33 – More on reverse engineering, amplifying your strength through mobility, and being in the correct position2:07:12 – Learning how to guide yourself, and choosing how to train2:10:31 – The optimal training plan doesn't exist, and it's ok to have fun--ADVANCED STARTS HERE--2:16:25 – Advanced | Overview2:18:41 – Specific goals, and going from dial-up to fiber optic2:21:46 – Advanced | Strong Not Good & Good Not Strong2:23:57 – Occupying the position2:29:14 – Mobility and sensation2:33:33 – Proprioception, feeling mode, and micro beta2:37:57 – The Golfer study2:41:00 – The opportunity of the intermediate climber, and Will's beef with strength metrics2:43:23 – Affordances, and becoming a better athlete2:46:31 – Off-the-wall training for an advanced climber, and Usain Bolt2:51:23 – Misusing tools from the pros2:56:50 – Wrap up, and EXTRA teaser

In this episode, Marius Hobbhahn, CEO of Apollo Research, sits down with Nathan Labenz to discuss Apollo's research in AI deception, interpretability, and affordances. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/cognitive for a $1/month trial period. SPONSORS: Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system – wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts – from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive MasterClass https://masterclass.com/cognitive get two memberships for the price of 1 Learn from the best to become your best. Learn how to negotiate a raise with Chris Voss or manage your relationships with Esther Perel. Boost your confidence and find practical takeaways you can apply to your life and at work. If you own a business or are a team leader, use MasterClass to empower and create future-ready employees and leaders. Moment of Zen listeners will get two memberships for the price of one at https://masterclass.com/cognitive Omneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off. NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅ head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist. X/SOCIAL: @labenz (Nathan) @MariusHobbhahn (Marius) @eriktorenberg (Erik) @CogRev_Podcast TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) - Episode Preview (00:05:40) - Understanding the Role of Apollo Research  (00:08:02) - The Evolution of AI Safety (00:11:30) - Apollo's Framework (00:15:10) - Sponsors: Shopify  (00:16:49) - Understanding AI Affordances and Resulting Interactions in the World (00:31:00) - Sponsors: Omneky (00:39:00) - Interpretability and deceptive alignment  (00:45:55) - Why might deception arise in the first place? (00:47:46) - Understanding deceptive alignment  (00:57:49) - New Architectures (01:02:23) - Interpretability at deployment phase (01:03:35) - Deception in AI | A Case Study (01:09:03) - Deceptive AI Stock Trader (01:18:51) - Impact of discouragement on unethical AI behaviour (01:19:45) - Giving the AI a Reasoning Scratchpad and Impact on Deception (01:21:06) - Double-edged sword of removing the scratchpad (01:23:00) - Analyzing impact of model size on insider training  (01:28:00) - Challenges and necessity of 3rd Party Auditing (01:31:00) - Role of government in regulation  (01:52:17) - How can individuals get involved in red teaming?

Prepare to be amazed and inspired by special guest Michaela Ternasky Holland, Emmy Award-Winning XR Director, Creative Strategist and Impact Producer leading equity and social change in XR and the Metaverse.  A pioneer in VR journalism and experience design, Michaela shares the evolution of her unique industry journey and how her latest immersive film, Reimagined Vol. II: Mahal, is redefining traditional narratives and Tagalog / Filipino mythology to create authentic, innovative, heart-felt stories that captivate audiences around the world.We also talk shop about the new Quest3, Apple entering the market and what every beginner should know about immersive storytelling. Don't miss it!Check out show links below and let us know your feedback on our new LinkedIn page.   CONNECT WITH MICHAELAVIDEO - Reimagined Volume II: Mahal  Official TrailerMichaela's WebsiteLinkedInIMDBFace to Face websiteVIDEO - On the Morning You Wake ICAN Nuclear Ban Forum Panel CONNECT WITH SICILIANA sicilianatrevino.com LinkedIn RESOURCESQuill VR painting app on the Meta Quest StoreAsian American Journalists AssociationDive into what you need to get started on your immersive storytelling adventure. Subscribe to Zero to Start on your favorite podcast platform, give us a rating and share this episode with your community. Thanks for listening and happy installing!

Author Barbara Kiviat discusses the article, "The Moral Affordances of Construing People as Cases: How Algorithms and the Data They Depend on Obscure Narrative and Noncomparative Justice," published in the September 2023 issue of Sociological Theory.

We are fortunate to have Phillip O'Callaghan on this episode.  O'Callaghan is a tennis coach and secondary PE teacher in Cork, Ireland. He has a popular twitter account and Substack newsletter dealing with skill acquisition. NOTE: There are a couple of minor technical issues involving the audio. EPISODE TOPICS 1:20 - O'Callaghan's interest in skill acquisition 3:25 - How frustration led to a better way to train 5:00 - Skill acquisitions impact on other aspects of coaching 6:16 - Defining some skill acquisition terminology - Ecological Dynamics, Non-Linear Pedagogy, Constraints-Led Approach 8:15 - More terminology - Affordances & Scaling 11:30 - Individual development vs. Team development 12:30 - How to use CLA when introducing athletes to a sport 14:50 - Why should you use a defender to train an athlete a new skill 16:45 - The principle of representative learning design 18:30 - Using CLA with advanced athletes 20:25 - The role of decision-making in practice planning 22:15 - The role of the coach in using CLA in development 24:05 - Evolving as a coach using a CLA approach 25:20 - Thinking of constraints as opportunities 27:30 - Giving players freedom to play 28:30 - What coaches can expect from players using a CLA approach 31:45 - Can there be some wrong ways to use the CLA 32:45 - Untraditional ways to success are OK 34:00 - Using the Practice Activity Continuum 36:20 - The process of planning a practice 38:50 - Why players enjoy learning in a CLA environment 42:00 - Why you shouldn't jump head first into CLA

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances: How Disabled People Improvise More Habitable Worlds (Duke UP, 2023), Arseli Dokumacı draws on ethnographic work with differently disabled people whose ingenuity, labor, and artfulness allow them to achieve these seemingly simple tasks. Dokumacı shows how they use improvisation to imagine and bring into being more habitable worlds through the smallest of actions and the most fleeting of movements---what she calls “activist affordances.” Even as an environment shrinks to a set of constraints rather than opportunities, the improvisatory space of performance opens up to allow disabled people to imagine that same environment otherwise. Dokumacı shows how disabled people's activist affordances present the potential for a more liveable and accessible world for all of us. Dr. Arseli Dokumaci, PhD is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Media Technologies, and Director of the Access in the Making (AIM) Lab A [full transcript of the interview](link) is available for accessibility purposes. Clayton Jarrard is a Research Project Coordinator at the University of Kansas Center for Research, contributing to initiatives at the nexus of research, policy implementation, and community efforts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances: How Disabled People Improvise More Habitable Worlds (Duke UP, 2023), Arseli Dokumacı draws on ethnographic work with differently disabled people whose ingenuity, labor, and artfulness allow them to achieve these seemingly simple tasks. Dokumacı shows how they use improvisation to imagine and bring into being more habitable worlds through the smallest of actions and the most fleeting of movements---what she calls “activist affordances.” Even as an environment shrinks to a set of constraints rather than opportunities, the improvisatory space of performance opens up to allow disabled people to imagine that same environment otherwise. Dokumacı shows how disabled people's activist affordances present the potential for a more liveable and accessible world for all of us. Dr. Arseli Dokumaci, PhD is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Media Technologies, and Director of the Access in the Making (AIM) Lab A [full transcript of the interview](link) is available for accessibility purposes. Clayton Jarrard is a Research Project Coordinator at the University of Kansas Center for Research, contributing to initiatives at the nexus of research, policy implementation, and community efforts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances: How Disabled People Improvise More Habitable Worlds (Duke UP, 2023), Arseli Dokumacı draws on ethnographic work with differently disabled people whose ingenuity, labor, and artfulness allow them to achieve these seemingly simple tasks. Dokumacı shows how they use improvisation to imagine and bring into being more habitable worlds through the smallest of actions and the most fleeting of movements---what she calls “activist affordances.” Even as an environment shrinks to a set of constraints rather than opportunities, the improvisatory space of performance opens up to allow disabled people to imagine that same environment otherwise. Dokumacı shows how disabled people's activist affordances present the potential for a more liveable and accessible world for all of us. Dr. Arseli Dokumaci, PhD is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Media Technologies, and Director of the Access in the Making (AIM) Lab A [full transcript of the interview](link) is available for accessibility purposes. Clayton Jarrard is a Research Project Coordinator at the University of Kansas Center for Research, contributing to initiatives at the nexus of research, policy implementation, and community efforts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances: How Disabled People Improvise More Habitable Worlds (Duke UP, 2023), Arseli Dokumacı draws on ethnographic work with differently disabled people whose ingenuity, labor, and artfulness allow them to achieve these seemingly simple tasks. Dokumacı shows how they use improvisation to imagine and bring into being more habitable worlds through the smallest of actions and the most fleeting of movements---what she calls “activist affordances.” Even as an environment shrinks to a set of constraints rather than opportunities, the improvisatory space of performance opens up to allow disabled people to imagine that same environment otherwise. Dokumacı shows how disabled people's activist affordances present the potential for a more liveable and accessible world for all of us. Dr. Arseli Dokumaci, PhD is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Media Technologies, and Director of the Access in the Making (AIM) Lab A [full transcript of the interview](link) is available for accessibility purposes. Clayton Jarrard is a Research Project Coordinator at the University of Kansas Center for Research, contributing to initiatives at the nexus of research, policy implementation, and community efforts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

For people who are living with disability, including various forms of chronic diseases and chronic pain, daily tasks like lifting a glass of water or taking off clothes can be difficult if not impossible. In Activist Affordances: How Disabled People Improvise More Habitable Worlds (Duke UP, 2023), Arseli Dokumacı draws on ethnographic work with differently disabled people whose ingenuity, labor, and artfulness allow them to achieve these seemingly simple tasks. Dokumacı shows how they use improvisation to imagine and bring into being more habitable worlds through the smallest of actions and the most fleeting of movements---what she calls “activist affordances.” Even as an environment shrinks to a set of constraints rather than opportunities, the improvisatory space of performance opens up to allow disabled people to imagine that same environment otherwise. Dokumacı shows how disabled people's activist affordances present the potential for a more liveable and accessible world for all of us. Dr. Arseli Dokumaci, PhD is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Media Technologies, and Director of the Access in the Making (AIM) Lab A [full transcript of the interview](link) is available for accessibility purposes. Clayton Jarrard is a Research Project Coordinator at the University of Kansas Center for Research, contributing to initiatives at the nexus of research, policy implementation, and community efforts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've ever wondered what somatosensory processing and breaking down what that really is and how we can observe it in our sessions then this episode is certainly for you!-Check out DFX's learning journeys to build your clinical reasoning skills with Tracy --> https://dfxlearningjourneys.thinkific.com/Full transcription of our episode is available on our website. Timestamps:00:03:21 - Exploring Modulation Challenges in Somatosensory Processing00:05:27 - Discussion of Somatosensory Receptors and Interoception00:07:26 - Discussion on the Vestibular Labyrinth as a Proprioceptor00:10:08 - Conversation on Somatosensation and Perception-Action Processing00:11:46 - Exploring the Role of Somatosensory Modulation in Skill-Based Actions00:14:41 - Discussion of Vestibular Processing in Relation to proprioceptive modulation00:19:45 - Exploring the Effects of Phasic and Tonic Movement on Proprioceptive Input00:21:59 - Exploring the Perception-Action Cycle: How Proprioception and Phasic Receptors Impact Motor Action00:24:00 - Modulation of Tactile, Proprioceptive, and Vestibular Inputs00:25:41- Discussion on Tactile and Proprioceptive Processing in Clinical Observations00:31:07 - Exploring the Role of Tactile and Proprioceptive Systems in Motor Functioning00:32:58 - Exploring the Role of Proprioception and Affordances in Tactile Development00:36:28 - Discussion on Motor Skill Development in Infants00:40:57 - Discussion on Sensory Motor Development in Toddlers00:42:04 - Discussion of Praxis Categories for Treatment Planning00:47:44 - Discussion of Praxis Difficulties and Bilateral Motor CoordinationOther episodes you'll enjoy:4. Sensory Discrimination for Skilfulnesshttps://youtu.be/X3xMJbZkbyM Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spiritedconversations_ot/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spiritedconversationsOTYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@spiritedconversations_OTWebsite: https://www.spiritedconversationspodcast.com/Loved this episode and want an easy cost free way to support us? Subscribe to our youtube channel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you ever walk past an old building or a tree or a big rock and notice splotchy green or orange or yellow blobs growing all over it? Well, these are probably lichens! Lichens aren't plants and they aren't even technically just fungi. They are actually many organisms living together and functioning as one unit. These "composite" organisms are fungi with symbiotic algae or cyanobacteria living inside them, providing them with sugars produced by photosynthesis. On this episode, Dennis Waters explains what lichens are, why we see them everywhere, what they do, and even what they taste like! We cover topics from symbiosis, to climate change to lichens living in space, suspended outside of the International Space Station. Dr. Dennis Waters, PhD is a lichenologist and is currently a visiting scientist at the Chrysler Herbarium at Rutgers University. He is also an author and his book "Behavior and Culture in One Dimension: Sequences, Affordances, and the Evolution of Complexity" is available here or on his website.Dennis has also provided some links to resources if you want to learn more about lichens:North American Lichen ChecklistDatabase of Lichens in North American HerbariaCatalog of research papers on lichensSome helpful books: Urban Lichens (this is the one I have), Lichens of North America, Delmarva Lichens: An Illustrated Manual, Field Guide to the Lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Common Lichens of Northeastern North America, and The Macrolichens of New EnglandSome images: source 1, source 2, source 3Music is "Introducing Cosmic Space" by Elf Power and "Vorticella Dreams" by L. Felipe Benites.

-Talent Equation Conclave is a group of ecological explorers that get together once a month to discuss coaching challenges and co create solutions. This month we had a book club featuring guest Rob Grey, author of "How We Learn to Move." and his new book 'Learning to optimise movement'Here are the key takeaways... - Affordances are invitations from the environment, conveyed by information, and are relative to an individual's action capabilities.- A common misconception is treating skills as action capacities, which can lead to issues in skill development and application.- Agility is a skill that relies on information and functional goals, while change of direction is an action capacity.- Equipment can impact an athlete's perception and adaptation, with changes in size, weight, or length forcing adjustments in movements and problem-solving skills.- Direct perception argues that all necessary information is available within the environment, and there is no need for additional internal processing.- Engaging athletes in the training process and using constraints can help shape their performance and skill development.- Scaling equipment and fields for young athletes is important, but often not accounted for in a gender context.- Focusing on specific cues and stabilizing gaze, such as the "quiet eye" technique, can improve tracking and success in making contact with a ball in sports.- Understanding the relationship between affordances, action capacities, and skills can help coaches and athletes better navigate the complexities of skill development and performance.

Brought to you by Wealthfront high-yield savings account, Basecamp refreshingly simple project management, and Eight Sleep's Pod Cover sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.John Vervaeke (@vervaeke_john) is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He currently teaches courses on thinking and reasoning with an emphasis on cognitive development, intelligence, rationality, mindfulness, and the psychology of wisdom.Vervaeke is the director of UToronto's Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Laboratory and its Cognitive Science program, where he teaches Introduction to Cognitive Science and The Cognitive Science of Consciousness, emphasizing the 4E model, which contends that cognition and consciousness are embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended beyond the brain.Vervaeke has taught courses on Buddhism and Cognitive Science in the Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health program for 15 years. 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How well can we perceive the action opportunities available to others? What information do we use? Can we perceive nested affordances – that is, be sensitive to not only another person's action capabilities but impending changes in their capabilities? Some implications for coaching.   Articles: Can I Choose a Throwable Object for You? Perceiving Affordances for Other Individuals Perceiving and Remembering Affordances for Others Are Continuous Processes Perceiving nested affordances for another person's actions Essential kinematic information, athletic experience, and affordance perception for others An information-based approach to action understanding   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – ShakeSome Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

What do technology, behaviour and data have in common? My guest, Paul Armstrong, runs a conference called TBD and is a thought leader in how the three topics interconnect. As technology becomes smarter and more pervasive, what does that mean for human decision-making and human risk?Paul runs HERE/FORTH, an emerging technology advisory firm that works with a number of high-profile clients. As well as working in the technology industry in both the US and the UK, he has also written a book called "Disruptive Technologies” — the new revised version is just about to be published — and created the TBD Conference, an annual showcase of subjects relevant to technology, behaviour and data. In our discussion, Paul talks about how the conference came about.To find out more about Paul, visit his website: https://www.paularmstrong.co.uk/For more on TBD Conference: https://www.thetbdconference.com/ and the 2023 speakers: https://www.thetbdconference.com/speakersTo get 50% off ticket prices, use this exclusive link: https://www.universe.com/embed2/events/633466daac39cb002e4cfbb0?state=%7B%22currentDiscountCode%22%3A%7B%22code%22%3A%22TBDCONFHUMANRISK%22%7D%7DTo order Paul's new book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disruptive-Technologies-Practical-Understand-Disruption/dp/139860920XFor more on Paul's “What Did Amazon Do This Week” subscription newsletter: https://whatdidamazondothisweek.substack.com/Some of the things we mention on the show:Desire Paths, where humans chose routes other than the ones designers intended: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/05/desire-paths-the-illicit-trails-that-defy-the-urban-plannersThe Welsh example I refer to: https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/comments/nvgxef/to_stop_people_walking_on_the_grass/ Affordances: https://danewesolko.medium.com/the-theory-of-affordances-cb51fd138b3e The book ‘Winning Not Fighting': https://www.winningnotfighting.com/ Behavioural Science guru Rory Sutherland. Here's his first appearance on the show: https://www.humanriskpodcast.com/rory-sutherland-on-compliance/ Miss Yankey, the slam poet Paul invites to do readings at TBD: https://www.missyankey.com/ Sedition, digital art: https://www.seditionart.com/ Finally, to pre-order my new book, 'Humanized Rules: Bringing Behavioural Science to Ethics & Compliance', visit https://www.linktr.ee/humanizingrules. Keep your receipt, and you'll get access to exclusive content and events.

After a monster twitter discussion about the relative value of 'two touch' as a constraint I invited some of the protagonists to join me for a live streamed discussion where we could circle around the problem in a more conducive situation than the limits of Twitter. It's a proper CLA geek out but I think we made some good progress and shared some good ideas. Hope you get some new insights from it

What is the difference between an action capacity and a skill? How can we better connect the two through Affordance Theory?   More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – ShakeSome Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

Why does Russell Westbrook choose to drive when Steph Curry chooses to shoot a three on identical plays? Different affordances, they see different opportunities to act based on their own abilities, intentions and the characteristics of the environment as well as how they perceive those characteristics within that environment.I'm a 5'11 white guy with maybe a 6 ft wingspan, if me and Lebron James both drive into two defenders there will be different results based on our individual affordances. Lebron is bigger, stronger, faster and obviously overall more skilled than I am. When he drives into two defenders he may see that as an opportunity to lay the ball up or even dunk on both of them, whereas when I drive into two defenders I see that as an opportunity to pass the ball out. This is based on the fact that Lebron is 6'8 and has a 40 in vertical, so he can easily get higher and lay the ball up but I can't do that so I don't see it as an opportunity to lay the ball upThis is extremely important when training our athletes, if an athlete is pass first and wants to get better at scoring the ball, then we need to manipulate the training environment so this athlete can start to see scoring as the opportunity to act. How do we do that? Use constraints, create small-sided games to isolate specific skills and actions we want to improveRecognize your athletes affordances and take them into account every session

A shorter episode this week discussing affordances and signifiers. What are they, what are the differences, and how can they be used to vastly improve your designs!Books quoted in this episode (no affiliation):Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman (https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/ref=sr)Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell (https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Principles-Design-Revised-Updated/dp/1592535879/ref=sr)Music by Guidon from Pixabay.Copyright 2022 Design30 LLC.

Can athletes perceive which balls, sticks, bats, racquets, etc afford the greatest opportunity for hitting, throwing, etc? What information do they use for this and how does it relate to Gibson's concept of dynamic touch? How can we use this better design and fit sports equipment?   Articles: Perceiving the sweet spot Learning to throw to maximum distances Attunement to haptic information helps skilled performers select implements for striking a ball in cricket Perceiving Affordances of Hockey Sticks by Dynamic Touch Perceiving the affordance of string tension for power strokes in badminton: Expertise allows effective use of all string tensions An ecological-dynamical approach to golf science: implications for swing biomechanics, club design and customisation, and coaching practice More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)   Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google   Support the podcast and receive bonus content   Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – ShakeSome Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

In episode 80 of The Cyber5, we are joined by Executive Director of the DISARM Foundation, Jon Brewer.    We discuss the mission of the DISARM Framework, which is a common framework for combating disinformation. Much like how the MITRE ATT&CK framework is used for combating cyber attacks, the DISARM framework is used to identify what Jon calls “cognitive security.” What that means is all the tactics, techniques, and procedures used in crafting disinformation attacks and influencing someone's mind. This includes the narratives, accounts, outlets, and technical signatures used to influence a large population. We chat about what success looks like for the foundation and specific audiences used to help the population in understanding how disinformation actors work.    Three Takeaways: 1. What is the DISARM Framework?  DISARM is the open-source, master framework for fighting disinformation through the coordination of effective action.  It was created by cognitive security expert SJ Terp. It is used to help communicators, from whichever discipline or sector, to gain a clear, shared understanding of disinformation incidents and to immediately identify the countermeasure options that are available to them. It is similar to the MITRE ATT&CK framework which provides a list of TTPs that malicious actors conduct cyber attacks.  2. Similarities Between DISARM and MITRE ATT&CK Frameworks: Cognitive Security vs Cyber Security Cognitive security and the DISARM framework is analogous to cyber security and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Cognitive security are the TTPs that actors influence minds and cyber security are actors' ability to steal data from networks. MITRE ATT&CK's list covers the different TTPs of the cyber kill chain:  Reconnaissance Resource Development Initial Access  Execution Persistence  Privilege Escalation  Defense Evasion  Credential Access  Discovery  Lateral Movement  Collection  Command and Control  Exfiltration DISARM's list covers different TTPs of the disinformation chain:  Plan Strategy  Plan Objectives  Target Audience Analysis  Develop Narratives  Develop Content  Establish Social Assets  Establish Legitimacy  Microtarget  Select Channels and Affordances  Conduct Pump Priming  Deliver Content  Maximize Exposure  Drive Online Harms  Drive Offline Activity Persist in Information Environment  Assess Effectiveness 3. Disinformation: A Whole of Society Problem While MITRE ATT&CK is mostly a business to business framework for enterprises to defend against cyber attacks. The DISARM framework is both a B2B framework for companies like technology and journalism, but also more broadly to consumers. This will take much more support from non-profits and public sector organizations like police and education systems.