ABSTRACTSMCA Abstracts -Vol. 12 (3)
We face a dilemma when considering how to discuss a paper from the new issue of MCA. It is a special issue featuring a unique, long article by Saxe and Esmonde that compares number systems in use in New Guinea 20+ years ago when Geoff first went there and recently. There are two important commentaries, by Hatano and Sfard. The entire package is certainly worth discussion but even if Erlbaum were to make the entire issue available, which seems unreasonable, it is very long and would, I fear, be a burden for those not interested in issues of cultural historical change of number systems and implications for cognition. Or, not interested enough to work through the article and commentaries in coordinated time for a discussion.
I see four possibilities.
1) Ask Erlbaum to make the three articles available because lots of people want them.
2) Have a discussion of the articles for those who have subs to MCA only
3) Urge people to get a copy of the journal and see if there is sufficient interest to discuss over the summer.
4. Urge people to get a copy of the journal but not have a discussion on XMCA and instead pick an article on Virtual Reality and Real Life for discussion.