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Kylebassethorn@mastodon.social
Oct 8, 2026, 12:07 AM
@khinsen Why can't learners see and interact with more concept maps and fewer paragraphs? The former are readily searchable/refinable/visualizable by computation without natural language processing tools (e.g., LLMs). Maps also support nonlinear assimilation which respects what learners already know rather than requiring a linear scan through territory learners may not yet be prepared for.
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Konrad Hinsenkhinsen@scholar.social
Oct 8, 2026, 6:41 AM
@bassethorn We have certainly not yet explored all the possibilities of digital knowledge representations, including visual ones. So what you describe may well be the way of the future!
The main obstacle I see to experimenting with such ideas is the (justified!) conservatism of scientific publishing. Long-time archival and new experimental representations are unfortunately conflicting requirements.
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