Increments
Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem
Displaying 2 items of Increments with the tag "evolution".
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#50 - On the Evolutionary Origins of Storytelling, Art, and Science
April 24th, 2023 | 2 hrs 53 secs
artwork, brian boyd, evolution, fiction, myth, stories
Why do humans engage in art and storytelling? For our 50th episode, we explore Brian Boyd's thesis that art evolved from selection pressure to better understand the patterns and information around us.
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#39 - The Enigma of Reason
April 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 1 min
bias, cognitive biases, evolution, psychology, rationality, reason
A discussion of The Enigma of Reason by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber.