http://www.redroom.com/member-blog/oldbopper Member's Blog Teaser en http://www.redroom.com/blog/oldbopper/species-and-categories <p>    Among the most basic of elements in the representation of concepts is the system of “categories” we all use to make sense of sensory information. Categories are similar to the mathematical concept of “sets” in which elements, perceived or conceived, are assigned to groups which are then manipulated as units in the conceptual process. It is clear that in the evolutionary ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/oldbopper/species-and-categories">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/oldbopper/species-and-categories#comments Categories cognition Human Evolution Language Species Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:16:34 -0700 oldbopper 123895 at http://www.redroom.com http://www.redroom.com/blog/oldbopper/death-obscure-giant <p>I regret to note that long time Iris Press poet and novelist, George Scarbrough, died quietly in his sleep in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the morning of December 2, 2008. George had celebrated his 93rd birthday about six weeks earlier on October 20. He was mentally sharp until the end of his long life, but has been declining physically for the past few years. George was a unique and important voice ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.redroom.com/blog/oldbopper/death-obscure-giant">read more</a></p> http://www.redroom.com/blog/oldbopper/death-obscure-giant#comments death 12-2-08 George Scarbrough novelist poet Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:35:32 -0800 oldbopper 109933 at http://www.redroom.com