Stephen Hsu is a theoretical physicist, technology entrepreneur, blogger, and podcaster.We talk about his education as a physicist, how research funding decisions are made in academia, and the replication crisis in science.
--------
1:18:30
Daniel Everett: Living Among the Pirahã
Daniel Everett is a linguist and anthropologist whose work has challenged long-standing beliefs about human language and cognition.In 1977, Dan journeyed deep into the Amazon rainforest as a Christian missionary to live among an indigenous tribe of hunter-gatherers known as the Pirahã.He is the author of several acclaimed books, including "Don't Sleep, There are Snakes" and "How Language Began". Outline0:00 Episode highlight1:43 First arrival in the Amazon4:00 Unique attributes of the Pirahã language6:53 Noam Chomsky's influence on Linguistics12:05 Lessons from raising Children in the Jungle24:31 The Failure of Missionary Work36:53 Everett's most controversial paper49:51 How UG took over Linguistics57:44 The Future of the Pirahã
Österreich