In episode 14 we talk with Rafael Núñez from the University of California San Diego about his research into if human understanding of number has developed through biological evolution, or through the evolution of language and culture. His article, “Is There Really an Evolved Capacity for Number?,” was published in the June 2017 edition of Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

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Hosts / Producers

Doug Leigh & Ryan Watkins

How to Cite

Leigh, D., Watkins, R., & Núñez, R.. (2018, January 9).Parsing Science – Capacity for Number. figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5915368.v2

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What’s The Angle? by Shane Ivers


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