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We have an updated version of this interview with Daniel Dennett, now with remastered audio: youtu.be/30eOI6pL-lU
We're really excited to have gotten to interview Daniel Dennett recently! Dr. Dennett is a University Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tufts University, as well as the co-director of their Center for Cognitive Studies. He's also the author of a number of books on evolution, consciousness, memes, language, and more, including Consciousness Explained, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking.
We got to ask him about a lot of great topics, including:
- the role of language in spreading culture
- what linguists and philosophers can learn from each other
- whether the gap between linguists and the general public is closing
- computers and whether they'll be able to use language in a human-like way
- a question from one of our followers about whether we have a dedicated mental language
And more! Hope you all enjoy it.
Some related videos:
Our previous interview with Steven Pinker: youtu.be/piJBmPh5jFU
How do computers understand our speech?: youtu.be/FI9IJteS-5Yda
How logical is language?: youtu.be/lw4ykgRtv3Q
Find us on all the social media worlds:
Tumblr: http://thelingspace.tumblr.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheLingSpace
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thelingspace
And at our website, http://www.thelingspace.com !
You can also find our store at the website, http://thelingspace.storenvy.com
We also have forums to discuss this episode, and linguistics more generally.
Looking forward to next week!
We have an updated version of this interview with Daniel Dennett, now with remastered audio: youtu.be/30eOI6pL-lU
We're really excited to have gotten to interview Daniel Dennett recently! Dr. Dennett is a University Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tufts University, as well as the co-director of their Center for Cognitive Studies. He's also the author of a number of books on evolution, consciousness, memes, language, and more, including Consciousness Explained, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking.
We got to ask him about a lot of great topics, including:
- the role of language in spreading culture
- what linguists and philosophers can learn from each other
- whether the gap between linguists and the general public is closing
- computers and whether they'll be able to use language in a human-like way
- a question from one of our followers about whether we have a dedicated mental language
And more! Hope you all enjoy it.
Some related videos:
Our previous interview with Steven Pinker: youtu.be/piJBmPh5jFU
How do computers understand our speech?: youtu.be/FI9IJteS-5Yda
How logical is language?: youtu.be/lw4ykgRtv3Q
Find us on all the social media worlds:
Tumblr: http://thelingspace.tumblr.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheLingSpace
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thelingspace
And at our website, http://www.thelingspace.com !
You can also find our store at the website, http://thelingspace.storenvy.com
We also have forums to discuss this episode, and linguistics more generally.
Looking forward to next week!
