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Stephen Pinker Makes The Case Against The "Blank Slate"

July 21, 2009 – 6:57 pm

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By Daniel Fincke | Posted in Biology, Evolution, Evolutionary Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Psychology | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

What Makes Humans Unique?

July 20, 2009 – 5:32 pm

This is a fascinating, illuminating, and myth-debunking lecture from neurologist Robert Sapolsky.  He goes through a number of features of our nature, shows how they are shared with other animals and how we take these features to another level.  And in the end it’s paradoxical and inspirational. It’s long but worth the time. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrCVu25wQ5s&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01] Thanks [...]

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