New Age Science, a balance to Traditional Science
Extreme Momentum of Current Scientific Perspective requires balance.
New Focus upon Personal Experience balances Traditional Focus on material well being.
Internal Freedom balances External Mechanical
Information Dynamics: Mathematics of New Science
1) The Age of Trade - Navigation - the Patterns of the Heavens - the Telescope
2) The Manufacturing Age – Energy – Machines replace muscle work
3) The Information Age – Information Theory – Computers replace brain work
External Motivations: Focus of first three cultural-scientific eras
Dire political and environmental Consequences for outward vision
Cultural-scientific attention shifts inward
Indications of the New Science: Books by Scientific Insiders to General Public
New Age of Science: not a Revolution, a shift to new Perspective
Table of Differences between Ages of Science
First Age: Laws of Cause and Effect govern all Phenomena
Second Age: Laws of Matter govern all Phenomena
Third Age: Laws of Electronic Information Processing govern all Phenomena
Psychological Consequences of Scientific Determinism
Books by Scientific Insiders supporting Scientific Determinism
'Wow' of advances in Science & Technology: a Common Theme
Questioning the basis of the certainty of Determinism
New Science provides for choice within limits of science and math
New scientific perspective provides direction for exercise of choice
Limits provide essential structure for development of complexity
Information Dynamics: the Mathematics of Maximizing Potentials
The focus of Traditional Science: Automatic behavior of Physical Universe
The focus of the New Scientific Perspective: How to optimize Choices
Our Perspective Established
Human Behavior & the Mathematics of Information Digestion
A Mathematical Approach based upon Graphic Visualization
The Living Algorithm’s Pulse of Attention
Provocative Questions
The Creative Pulse & Interrupted Sessions
This ideal Creative Pulse
The Creative Pulse Interrupted
Creative Session as a Pulse
Attention links many kinds of Pulses
The Pulse of Concentrated Experiences
Society acknowledges the Adverse effect of Interruptions on Concentration
The Duration of the Pulse of Attention
The Pulse of Change
Consistent Effort required to change Habits
Many uninterrupted sessions to effect a Change in Habitual Behavior
Mathematical Articulation ratifies and extends Common Sense Notions
The Triple Pulse: a prime focus of this Article Stream
Life translates Environmental Input into Meaningful Form
Sensory Mechanisms determine what is perceived
Method of Processing inextricably linked with Behavior
Our argument: Life employs Living Algorithm Mathematics to digest Information
Relevance to Reader: Tap into natural rhythms to maximize potentials
Links
Mechanism behind the Pulse of Attention?
Graph 1: Traditional Continuous Graphs (Initial Conditions & Equation)
Graph 2: Data Points plotted and linked with curve or line
Graph 3: Imaginary Graph to illustrate Concepts
Graph 4: The Cell Function digests a data stream.
Living Algorithm algorithm describes no inherent curve or shape.
A difference between digesting and processing data
Food Processors vs. Biological Digestive System
Electronic data processing translates without losing individuality.
Living Algorithm’s data digestion sacrifices precision for meaning.
Living Algorithm’s data digestion is entropic: Electronic processing not.
The Pulse of Attention: a visualization of the Living Algorithm’s digestive process
Provocative Questions
Introduction to the Project
Must answer 4 Questions to understand methodology
Living Algorithm produces Data Stream Derivatives
Living Algorithm’s specialty: transforming instants (raw data) into moments (trajectories)
The graphic visualization of a series of moments is the Project’s Substance.
The Project: when the Living Algorithm digests binary data streams
One set of computer experiments investigates the behavior of the Pulse of Attention.
Another set explores the behavior of the Triple Pulse.
The Project: Manipulations of Ideal Graphs
Determining Human Behavior
Visualization of Data essential for Understanding
Pulse of Attention Data vs. Graph
Computer Visualization Mainstream Science
Mandelbrot's Fractal Geometry based in Computer Computation and Visualization
JPL's Space Program employs a graphic visualizer
Computer data generation and visualization essential for Living Algorithm Project
Visual Processing is the best way to comprehend data.
Subconscious perceives Pattern; Intellect verbalizes it
Example: Mathematicians & Physicists
Subconscious communicates to Consciousness via Visions
Visualization precedes Conceptualization
Examples where visual understanding precedes abstraction: 1) Evolution
2) Language acquisition
Einstein's summary: Verbalization a secondary stage
Project Methodology taps into Subconscious’ Powerful Pattern Recognizing Ability
Author's personal experience with translating Insight into Understanding
Visual Information requires language for transmission to a wider audience
Interruption Phenomenon inspires questions.
Muse reveals some clues.
Author’s focus shifts to the optimal context for a creative session.
Data Stream of Creative Session: 1’s for Attention, 0s for Interruptions
Author needs Satisfactory Mathematical System
120 minute creative session = data stream of 120 ‘1’s
Creative Pulse Graph satisfies criteria
Creativity & Inspiration not part of the Creative Pulse. Why?
X-axis = Time; Y-axis = Data Stream Momentum
The Creative Pulse actually the Pulse of the Momentum of Attention
Some common everyday examples of the Pulse of Attention
Data Stream Momentum linked to our ability to digest and integrate information
What happens when Attention is interrupted?
Interruptions: Methodology & Results
Timing is everything
Cultural Evidence for the Interruption Phenomenon
Scientific Evidence for the Harm of Interruptions
Questions regarding Living Algorithm’s connection to Interruptions
Triple Pulse, an amazing surprise
Curious about what happens after Creative Pulse fades out
Origination of the Triple Pulse
Triple Pulse Correspondences supported by abundant Experimental Evidence
Relevance: Maximizing Potentials by tuning into Natural Rhythms
A brief review of the Project
Both Projects have a common method & type of result.
Inferences about Correspondences
Computer Experiments: Tampering with Triple Pulse Data Stream
Ideal Triple Pulse, the 'control group' for computer experiments
Observational Studies linking Math Model w/Experimentally Verified Behavioral Phenomena
Review: Ordered Triple Pulse contrasted with Random
Triple Pulse: the 'ideal' standard for comparison
The Rest and Active Pulses
Data Bits & 'Interruptions'
Quotation marks indicate technical meaning for familiar terms.
Interrupting the Rest Pulse
Only interested in Effects upon ensuing Active Pulse
5-Minute Interruptions to the Rest Pulse diminish ensuing Active Pulse
Specifics
Two '5 Minute Interruptions' to the Triple Pulse's Rest Pulse
Description of Effects of 2 Interruptions
Graph: Percentage Impact of Single Interruption upon Peak and Area of final Active Pulse
Graph: Percentage Impact of Double Interruption upon Peak and Area of final Active Pulse
Triple Pulse Experiment indicates relationship between Pulses
Head Start History
Head Start Method
Head Start Results
As Head Start increases, final Active Pulse's Dimensions decrease
Questions & Links