@cognitations

🎙️ A podcast exploring the quirks of the mind & world via cognitive science. Backed by @adigitaltanay, @smallestsnippet @Cognition_ENS @Cambridge_Uni

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🎙️ EP #22 How are religious beliefs distinct from ordinary factual beliefs? What is the cognitive architecture of such beliefs? @adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet explore this and much more with philosopher @neilyvanneily youtu.be/pUUS8fAJfRg?si=XJ-U…
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Typically, childhood is seen as a preparatory period for adulthood, where kids just passively absorb complex cultural knowledge that adults pass down to them. Is this really the case? We discuss this and much more with @sheinalew youtu.be/32lr2EGnqfI

How Kids Drive Cultural Evolution | Sheina Lew-Levy

We usually think of childhood as an extended preparatory period for...

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As AI agents get smarter, are we entering a golden age of hypercreativity? Or are we entering an age of homogenized culture where we just recycle the same AI-generated ideas? @adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet explore this and much more with Bret Beheim youtu.be/coQnyaEw50s
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🎙️ EP #20 Some have long thought that humans are universally attracted to specific features: think of symmetrical faces. Are these really universal? @adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet discuss this and much more with Prof. @drboothroyd youtu.be/skwy9yKkytM
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Might be of interest to @Evolving_Moloch @CostelloWilliam
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🎙️ EP #19 Think our ancestors lived in a state of "primitive communism"? New research reveals our deep past was far more complex than the "noble savage" myth suggests. @adigitaltanay & @smallestsnippet explore this & much more with @mnvrsngh youtu.be/1BRZy9O665k

The Social Lives of Our Ancestors | Manvir Singh

For ages, we've pictured our ancestors as living in small, equal so...

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This EP spotlights this amazing research paper by Manvir & @HSB_Lab :
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Might be of interest to @mrccbu @Cambridge_Uni @lakens @danwilliamsphil
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🎙️ EP #17 Most of us struggle w/ work-life balance. Long before the existence of long commutes & busy calendars, our ancestors lived as hunter-gatherers (HGs). Do HGs have more free time? @adigitaltanay discusses this & much more with Mark Dyble tinyurl.com/y6hd8ur5 1/2
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We also recommend checking out @mnvrsngh 's monster thread on the cross-cultural nature of work and leisure: xitter.cf/mnvrsngh/status/151097…
manvir singh@mnvrsngh4 Apr 2022
In the 1970s & 80s, anthropologists working in small-scale, non-industrial societies fastidiously noted down what people were doing throughout the day. I’ve been exploring the data & am struck by one of the most popular activities: doing nothing. [thread]
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Over the years, a lot of our guests have recommended various books and/or media relating to various aspects of cognitive science. A 🧵 EP #1 | @hugoreasoning recommends
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EP #14 | Amy Orben recommends
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EP #15 | Lukas and Georgia recommend
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