Learning or problem-solving?

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I’m Johnnie Moore, and I help people work better together

Chris Corrigan reviews a paper on non-linear learning. The bit that caught my eye was this:

It suggests that humans are oriented more toward learning (a process that leaves us changed) than toward problem solving (a process focused on changing our surroundings).

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links for 2010-05-12

Ernst Fehr: How I found what's wrong with economics – opinion – 04 May 2010 – New Scientist Stalemate: PR and PR Ice Cream, Bananas and Fudge « The New