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Mark Pagel: Cómo el lenguaje transformó a la Humanidad

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El biólogo Mark Pagel comparte una teoría interesante acerca de por qué los seres humanos evolucionaron nuestro complejo sistema de lenguaje. Él sugiere que el lenguaje es una "tecnología social" que permitió a las tribus humanas primitivas acceder a una poderosa herramienta: la cooperación.

Using biological evolution as a template, Mark Pagel wonders how languages evolve. Full bio »

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