tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post2406679259486400656..comments2023-12-20T08:35:04.633+00:00Comments on Lingua Frankly: Titchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-43039374253527397562021-09-14T22:21:17.129+01:002021-09-14T22:21:17.129+01:00Great post, Niall. Congratulations on how clearly ...Great post, Niall. Congratulations on how clearly you express what I've always thought.Lewis Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218793859269835948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-58720235529359161722012-04-08T19:41:22.541+01:002012-04-08T19:41:22.541+01:00It was plus or minus two when I was studying AI.
...It was plus or minus two when I was studying AI.<br /><br />But yes, you're probably right that this is the source of the claim...Titchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003350618976942468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30114385.post-59674664611087937492012-04-08T18:28:50.476+01:002012-04-08T18:28:50.476+01:00No, you can only hold c7 concepts at once in short...No, you can only hold c7 concepts at once in short term memory, add one too many and you 'drop' the lot, like a juggler trying to keep too many objects in the air at once. Google for the classic paper "The Magic Number Seven (plus or minus one)". So as usual a teacher spouts nonsense about something they don't really understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com