emusmindlike
Emusmindlike is a coined term used in speculative cognition and science fiction to describe a hypothetical cognitive archetype inspired by the behavioral ecology of flightless birds known as emus. The term denotes a mindset or processing style that emphasizes rapid perception-action cycles, minimal deliberation, and a bias toward action in uncertain environments. It is not a widely accepted scientific category but a thought-experiment tool used to explore the trade-offs between fast, heuristics-based decisions and slower, planful reasoning.
Origin and usage: The term emerged in early 21st-century literary and philosophical discussions on embodied cognition
Core features: It involves immediate situational appraisal with fast heuristics; a preference for movement and exploration
Contexts and reception: Emusmindlike is commonly used in speculative fiction, cognitive ethics debates, and tabletop simulation
See also: embodied cognition, bounded rationality, heuristics, animal cognition.