Call for 10-Year $4B Mind Research Effort
Sunday, January 18th, 2009A little over a year ago, ten scientists proposed a $4B research effort into the nature of the mind, similar to what was done in the 1990s for the Decade of the Brain. They argue:
“A deep scientific understanding of how the mind perceives, thinks, and acts is within our grasp. Such an understanding will have a revolutionary impact on national interests in science, medicine, economic growth, security, and well-being. It is our belief that paradigm-shifting progress can be made now by establishing a major national research initiative called The Decade of the Mind.”
I agree. This is a key reason why the time is now to work towards cognitive design or an approach to design based upon how minds (real and artificial) work.
The research program they call for involves many disciplines and has four primary goals – modeling, understanding, healing and protecting, and enriching the mind.
Realizing any of these goals will greatly accelerate progress in cognitive design.
