Mark Tovey
Biographic Data
| ID | 7577414 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Tovey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Tovey |
| SIGNATURE | TOVEY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Spatial Metaphors as Linguistic Primitives
This paper examines the mapping of such ideas as happy and sad, control and subjugation, and past and future upon the spatial metaphors of UP and DOWN. Hitherto, such mapping had only been considered for English but this paper extends this to two other languages
Goals for algorithmic genies
Algorithmic genies built from growing computational capabilities bring risks like automating well-paying jobs, yet we suggest that if supplied with suitable goals and supporting infrastructure they can help in meeting many human needs. We argue that algorithmic genies can be harnessed to raise the baseline experience of people worldwide (raising the floor), especially if such harnessing is informed by wide consensus and deep evidence. Examples sh…
The Reputation Society
Experts discuss the benefits and risks of online reputation systems. In making decisions, we often seek advice. Online, we check Amazon recommendations, eBay vendors' histories, TripAdvisor ratings, and even our elected representatives' voting records. These online reputation systems serve as filters for information overload. In this book, experts discuss the benefits and risks of such online tools. The contributors offer expert perspectives that…
Sum, quorum, tether
We outline three challenges involved in designing external representations that promote sustainable use of natural resources. First, the task environment of sustainable resource-use is highly unstructured, and involves many uncoordinated and asynchronous actions. Following from this complex nature of the task environment, more task constraints and task interactions are involved in designing representations promoting sustainability, compared to re…
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Given enough minds
Peak oil. Climate change. Air pollution and top soil depletion. Water shortages and intractable conflicts. Disease, poverty, hunger, terrorism, natural disasters, and anomie ... the world is full of tough problems. What would a sustainable open infrastructure dedicated to finding solutions look like? For many of the toughest problems, it will have to lower financial, disciplinary, and bureaucratic boundaries to make more use of non–specialists — …
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Given enough minds
Peak oil. Climate change. Air pollution and top soil depletion. Water shortages and intractable conflicts. Disease, poverty, hunger, terrorism, natural disasters, and anomie ... the world is full of tough problems. What would a sustainable open infrastructure dedicated to finding solutions look like? For many of the toughest problems, it will have to lower financial, disciplinary, and bureaucratic boundaries to make more use of non–specialists — …
Front Pages
Front Pages
Back Pages
Spatial Metaphors as Linguistic Primitives
Back Pages
Front Pages
Back Pages
The Reputation Society
Experts discuss the benefits and risks of online reputation systems. In making decisions, we often seek advice. Online, we check Amazon recommendations, eBay vendors' histories, TripAdvisor ratings, and even our elected representatives' voting records. These online reputation systems serve as filters for information overload. In this book, experts discuss the benefits and risks of such online tools. The contributors offer expert perspectives that…
Sum, quorum, tether
We outline three challenges involved in designing external representations that promote sustainable use of natural resources. First, the task environment of sustainable resource-use is highly unstructured, and involves many uncoordinated and asynchronous actions. Following from this complex nature of the task environment, more task constraints and task interactions are involved in designing representations promoting sustainability, compared to re…
Goals for algorithmic genies
Algorithmic genies built from growing computational capabilities bring risks like automating well-paying jobs, yet we suggest that if supplied with suitable goals and supporting infrastructure they can help in meeting many human needs. We argue that algorithmic genies can be harnessed to raise the baseline experience of people worldwide (raising the floor), especially if such harnessing is informed by wide consensus and deep evidence. Examples sh…
Spatial Metaphors as Linguistic Primitives
This paper examines the mapping of such ideas as happy and sad, control and subjugation, and past and future upon the spatial metaphors of UP and DOWN. Hitherto, such mapping had only been considered for English but this paper extends this to two other languages
Computer Science (11 works) · Business (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Front (military (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works)