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How Language Makes Us Human

Language is the ultimate tool humans use when we extend our minds beyond the here and now, and beyond what we have previously known. Learn how language has allowed humans to develop math, build a capacity for logic, categorize the world around us, develop the concept of metaphor, and construct narratives. While we take each of these functions for granted every day because they feel so natural, none would have been possible without language.

English
  • Originally Aired March 1, 2020
  • Runtime 31 minutes
  • Production Company United States The Great Courses
  • Notes Is the series finale
  • Created October 24, 2021 by
    TheSpiralMan
  • Modified June 22, 2024 by
    eldoroonie