Thinking and language

1)  www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IjIVD-KYF4
This video on the work of Kahneman and Tversky explains how heuristics impact our judgement

2)  www.ted.com/talks/j_marshall_shepherd_3_kinds_bias_that_shape_your_worldview
In this short talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive dissonance impact what we think we know

3)  www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04ykk50
This radio broadcast examines what is special about language and introduces Chomsky’s ‘universal grammar’

4)  www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO6XuVlcEO4
This video explores research into linguistic ability in parrots, using the model-rival technique

5)  blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/can-animals-acquire-language/
This recent article critiques the theory and evidence behind language acquisition in non-human animals

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