BS168 Cecilia Heyes author of "Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking"

BS 168 is an interview with psychologist Cecilia Heyes from
Oxford University in the UK. We talk about her fascinating book
"Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking." Our
focus is on exploring the evidence that several cognitive skills
that appear to be unique to humans are learned from other people
rather than being inherited genetically as is often assumed. The
proposal that language is a cognitive gadget NOT a cognitive
instinct is controversial and has very important implications.


Links and References:


Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking by
Cecilia Heyes



Oostenbroek J, Slaughter, V, et. Al. (2016).
Comprehensive longitudinal study challenges the existence of
neonatal imitation in humans. Current Biology 26(10),
1334-1338.


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additional links and references.



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