Merlin Donald

A Mind So Rare

by Merlin Donald

This is beautifully written and quite fascinating. It’s about the evolution of the brain and the way language is probably the thing that, above all, has made us the successful human beings that we are. Being able to talk changes the way that we think. It makes us more powerful thinkers because it gives us the capacity to think in narrative. When you’ve got language you can tap into the social sphere.

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