I love exploring the applications of Bayes’ Theorem and have read more and more about how our brains use Bayesian reasoning even on a subconscious level to help make sense of the world and on a more conscious level helps our “belief structures”. Reading the article got me thinking about the concept of “First impression” too and how both consciously and subconsciously we might use Bayesian reasoning to modify that “First impression”
Nautilus Magazine December 20 at 2:18pm
Reverend Thomas Bayes had no reason to suspect he’d make any lasting contribution to humankind. Born in England at the beginning of the 18th century, Bayes was a quiet and questioning man. Yet an argument he wrote before his death in 1761 would shape the course of history. It would help Alan Turing decode the German Enigma cipher, the United States Navy locate Soviet subs, and statisticians determine the authorship of the Federalist Papers. Today it has helped unlock the secrets of the brain.
How a Defense of Christianity Revolutionized Brain Science – Facts So Romantic – Nautilus
Presbyterian reverend Thomas Bayes had no reason to suspect he’d make any lasting contribution to humankind. Born in England at the beginning of the 18th century, Bayes was a quiet and questioning man. He published only two works in his lifetime.