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Language as Kluge; 80th annual James Arthur Lecture on the Evolution of the Human Brain
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Language as Kluge; 80th annual James Arthur Lecture on the Evolution of the Human Brain
Date
2010-04-06
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The idea of humans as rational and optimal creatures is making a comeback. But Gary Marcus, psychology professor and director of the NYU Center for Child Language, delivers the 80th Annual James Arthur Lecture during which he argues that the mind in general, and language in particular, might be better seen as what engineers call a kluge: clumsy and inelegant, but still remarkably effective.
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