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extended-mind

The extended mind: when the hand, the slate and the abacus think together

November 7, 2026 by Akhil K Singh
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A child counting on her fingers is not cheating. The extended mind shows how a notebook, a slate or an abacus can become part of thinking itself.

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Akhil Kumar Singh, PhD

PhD, IIT Jodhpur · Author, Brill 2025

Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

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