I describe and explain (1) evidence regarding a key role for autism spectrum cognition in human technology; (2) tradeoffs of autistic cognition with social skills; and (3) a model of how cumulative technological culture evolves. This model involves positive feedback whereby increased technical complexity selects for enhanced social learning of mechanistic concepts and skills, leading to further advances in technology.

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盲人和大象：累积技术进化研究中认知缺失的东西

我描述并解释（1）关于自闭症谱系认知在人类技术中的关键作用的证据；(2) 自闭症认知与社交技能的权衡；(3) 累积技术文化如何演变的模型。该模型涉及积极的反馈，由此增加的技术复杂性选择加强对机械概念和技能的社会学习，从而导致技术的进一步进步。