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ect- Revised Notes frcm last e-n-ailing
Help! I am a victim of too quick on the UNIX mouse button and rrailed you
my thoughts bef ore I proof read them. Eeeek ... they were full of too fast
typing mistakes and outright misspellings. I am very sorry. Please junk that
last rrail and use the corrected version below. [I should slow down in
my typing 12 0 wpm is not good!
Revised notes follow:
Hello. As I begin going through an extraordinary mound of rraterial a
thought occ=ed to rre. I do not know exactly what your time constraints
are, but of the amount allocated to you by the Congressional directive, you
might consider contracting to us for of it for the following 7-months
work beginning ASAP. (This is NOT an forwal or info=1 proposal--just an SG 1 D
idea to help you with what appears to be a very dif f icult job.) SG1 D
For 6-months, you and I would work closely together to 'data-reduce I the
project into a n-anageable form for proper review by the NAS. I would suggest
the following approach to spark our discussion on the 28th.
I. Applications I
Given access to the Ft. Meade data and protocols, we would amss a success,
book, a 'failure' book and track repeat _gjp@@its. (Arry other criEicai
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that we can th&_ of would also be added.) @)ii;L@g @he NAS anya-iing short
of a 'reduced' data set would be hMossible to interpret by any honest review Z
scientists. All this might include positive and negative testimonials that
exist. Also, we nAght include selected exaTrples--I am generally not in
favor of showing gee-wbizz exanples because they can1si ifican il ead,
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but perhaps in this case it might be instructive to illustrate specific
points.
I define application-oriented research as that which is primarily aimed
at inProving the AC output . Basic research is that which is primarily
almed at -understanding the mechanisms.
II - Application-oriented Research
we will provide a single (readable) document that describes a neta-analysis_
(PsYchologY jargon for quantitative review) of all the governnL-nt-sponsored
research in this domain. That would include selecting receivers
(i.e., human subjects), training them, assessing (analyzing) their output,
and
protocol issues (e.g., what are the procedural, physical, and psychological(
circumstances for optimal performance.) Such an analysis would include
what is "known" and why, what is suspected, and what seems not to be true
It might also include what would be done in the future, given that the
program continues.
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III. Basic Research
We will provide a single document that describes a meta-analysis of all the@l
government-sponsored basic research. That includes issues like physical
parameters (e.g., grad(Shannon Entropy), brain wave activity, and
information transmission characteristics). Knowns, unknowns, and future
directions would also be included.
IV. A number of 5-year plans have been written. We would up-date the most
recent one as a template on how to proceed, IF it is decided to do so. This
also could include a list of knowns, unknowns, and speculations and their
justifications.
v. There have been a number of government-sponsored reviews of@
work. We would provide to you critical analysis of those reviews and,
where appropriate, the rebuttals, and hard copy of the original pertinent
publications. That would include reviews by: NPC, OTA, Army, TWo OSD, and
DIA.
We will provide access to an august group of national/international class
scientists and governnent representatives who would be able to provide
independent views to the NAS panel.
VII. Other respected scientists have published in main-stream. journals
showing the results of their analysis and experiments wi-iich suggest an
inforrration-transfer-ancrraly (we call Anamalous Coution 9&64auld
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At the end of a 6-month period, we would have a manageable amount 0
Tia coul E@hen b@e properly assessed by the NAS during the last
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mnth of the contract (i.e., through the mnth of SePtenber) Depending upon
the output of such a critical review, your place can decide what, if anything,
you might '@&unt to do in FY 1996.
SG1D
Beginning March 1-5 and Ending 30 Septmberl is required
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That includes me and a technical assistant full time, strative
assistant, and one consultant
receiver who has personal memory of the applications back to 1979. In fact
he was responsible for most of the data to 1983 (or whenever he retired).
It also includes travel and the usual fees and SAIC bean-counting.
We wuld include contributing, as required, to the NAS investigation of this
material. My point is not to hide anything; rather, it is to organize a
20 year research and applications program. into sone manageable form. otherwise
the NAS ntight be on your case (:-).
Again, Andy, this is just a thought where I think wa can contribute given that
the timing works out. The directive as I understand it would be easily
satisfied with such an approach. At the nymient, I cannot think of a
better way to provide an honest assessment of the $20M-20 year program.
Let me know what you think of this idea ... any of it can be changed or
ignored as the case may be.
Thanks,
Ed
Edwin c. may, Ph. D.
Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory
Science Applications International Corporation
330 Cowper Street, Suite 200
Palo Alto, California 94301 USA.
Voice: (415) 327-2007
e-ma.il: my~hildegard. saicnp. corn
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