"Cognitive Gadgets" with Cecilia Heyes (BS 168

Cecelia Heyes (click to play, right click to download audio) 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. Her proposal that language is a cognitive gadget NOT a cognitive instinct is controversial and has very important implications.Cognitive Gadgets is written for an academic audience, but this interview makes the key ideas assessable to everyone. How to get this episode:FREE: audio mp3 (click to stream, right click to download)Buy Episode Transcript for $3. (Premium link, also available to Patreon supporters)Premium Subscribers have unlimited access to ALL old episodes and transcripts, as well as extra content for selected episodes. Patreon supporters have access to new transcripts ($3+/month) and ad-free audio files ($10+/month)New episodes of Brain Science are ALWAYS FREE. The most recent 50 episodes are also free. See the individual show notes for links to the audio files.Important Reminder: Patreon supporters need to go to Your Memberships to update their tiers (>$3/month for transcripts or >$10/month for ad-free audio). ...
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