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How Humans Live and Learn

Joseph Henrich, Chairman of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

18-Oct-19 15:00

How Humans Live and Learn

Given that the segment title is Live and Learn, we wanted to deep dive into the notion of learning as a unique human trait. We spoke to Cultural Anthropologist, Joseph Henrich who is also Chairman of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University about how exactly human beings acquire knowledge through learning, and when we start the process of learning.

Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj


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