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Interspecies perception

Having just re-read Michael Tomasello’s great book, The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition, on my flights back from Europe, I found this post from Greg Downey and his graduate student, Paul Keil, fascinating. Paul and Greg describe the interaction and … Continue reading

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Fluid Intelligence

Anne Buchanan has a nice post at The Mermaid’s Tale reviewing two recent stories about intelligence. She summarizes an important point about intelligence, evolution and the brain: But let’s step away from the politics for the moment, and think about … Continue reading

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