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Assignments

This section provides the assignments for the course. "Communication assignment" refers to the form that the student's written assignment should take. For example, if the assignment refers to "press release," the student's submission should be in the form of a press release.  "Communication hors d'oeuvre" refers to  the introductory first half hour of class that is spent discussing communication heuristics. Some of the assignments refer to "WRT," which stands for "Winston's Reading Time." This refers to the length of time the professor needed to read the paper, which students can use to estimate their reading time, once they have calibrated themselves against the professor on the first few assignments.





ASSIGNMENT #DAYTOPICSCOMMUNICATION ASSIGNMENTCOMMUNICATION HORS D'OEUVRE
1WednesdayWinston reflects on the first 50 years (PDF)

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2MondayTuring suggests test for success (PDF)

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Broken glass diagram
3WednesdayMinsky lays out steps toward creating AI (PDF)Broken glass diagramAbstracts/Conclusions
4TuesdayUllman explains streams and counter streams (PDF)Abstract/conclusionElevators, Visions, Steps, News
5WednesdayBrooks denies value of representations (PDF)Abstract/conclusionFonts and contributions
6MondayFeldman and Ballard argue for connectionism (PDF)Abstract/conclusionKnowledge engineering
7WednesdayMarr speaks to what constitutes good work (PDF)Breakfast talkSpider web evaluations
8MondayMinsky predicts important role for perception (PDF)Email critiqueWinston's star
9WednesdayUllman confronts top-down-bottom-up issue (PDF)Abstract/conclusionEmulation (Watson, McPherson)
10MondayRao offers explanation for acquisition of visual routines (PDF)Cover LetterHelping friends talk
11WednesdayKirby offers insight into emergence of syntax (PDF)Slide showSlide shows heuristics
12MondayBorchardt focues on transitions (PDF)Slide showBook covers
13WednesdayJackendoff grounds out in the world (PDF)Tenure letterPress Release
14MondayYip and Sussman use sparse spaces to model learning of phonological rules (PDF)Press releaseHow to pick a graduate school
15WednesdayLenat builds machine accessible encyclopedia (PDF)Business assessmentGrilling and being grilled
16MondaySpelke determines what infants find surprising (PDF)Trip reportHow to run a conference
17WednesdayBorchardt tells all (PDF)Interview questions

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18WednesdayVaina and Greenblatt attack trees
Sutherland calls for courage (PDF)
Journal ReviewHow to interview on camera
How to write a journal review
19MondayGeiger argues that dyslexics see too much
Bizzi explains what the frog's brain tells the frog's leg (PDF)
Letter to author(s)How to threaten constructively
20WednesdaySpelke demonstrates role of language in reorientation
Wilson demonstrates possible role for sleep (PDF)
Textbook chapter openingHow to write a book
21MondaySur rewires brains (PDF)Letter proposal to NSFHow to write a proposal
22WednesdayGuest: Jerome Lettvin
Also, Lettvin explains what the frog's eye tells the frog's brain (PDF)
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23MondayYuret lays a foundation for language semantics (PDF)Quad chartHow to run a study / Terms of Reference
24WednesdayGentner recalls the importance of analogy (PDF)Slides + legends reportPanel discussions
25MondayAssignment (PDF) / End gameHelping a buddyBoyfriend in a box
26WednesdayAssignment, Part I (PDF) Assignment, Part II (PDF) / End gameHelping a buddyMessage to Garcia
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Makeup assignment I (PDF)

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Makeup assignment II (PDF)

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