BS 170 Numbers in the Brain with Andreas Nieder

BS 170 is an interview with Andreas Nieder, author of "A Brain
for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct." We talk about
the surprising discovery that a wide variety of animals have a
number instinct, which is called the approximate number system.
This appears to provide the basis for the more abstract
mathematical abilities that are seen in humans. We also explore
the relationship between mathematics and language.


Links and References:


A Brain for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct by
Andreas Nieder

The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics, Revised
and Updated Edition (2011) by Stanislas Dehaene

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references and episode transcripts.



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