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  1. Human language and mind
  2. WEEK 2: HUMAN LANGUAGE cf. animal communication systems 10 October
  3. TED Talk How language transformed humanity, by Mark Pagel

TED Talk How language transformed humanity, by Mark Pagel

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Biologist Mark Pagel shares an intriguing theory about why humans evolved our complex system of language. He suggests that language is a piece of "social technology" that allowed early human tribes to access a powerful new tool: cooperation.

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◄ The day we learned to think, BBC 2003, 3-part series:
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