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The Language Instinct
This episode unpacks Steven Pinker's argument that language is a biological instinct, not merely a cultural invention, fundamentally shaping how we think and connect.
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“This episode unpacks Steven Pinker's argument that language is a biological instinct, not merely a cultural invention, fundamentally shaping how we think and connect.”
— Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct
Language Acquisition, Cognitive Science, Human Nature, Universal Grammar
If you've ever wondered why language feels so natural, or how children master grammar without formal lessons, this illuminates the deep biological roots of our most human ability, and this will help you see what to do next.
Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist and linguist, draws on evolutionary biology and neuroscience to reveal the deep, often unseen, mechanisms that make human language possible.