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Challenging Chomsky Science Pick of the day

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The invention of language came first — Chomsky’s language function came after. “The invention was made possible and necessary by complex dynamics at the collective level. As the new technology began to revolutionise human life, language began to function as a selective environment for individuals. Eventually, Homo sapiens emerged as a language-ready species. Our language-ready brains and physiologies were forced into existence by language, not the other way around” (4,200 words)

Maria Loh On Lives Of Artists Culture

Romas Viesulas | Five Books | 11th May 2017

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Interview. The best books about the lives of artists, starting with Vasari. “If you are a shoemaker and you suddenly learn about many other famous shoemakers, then you have to think: Am I doing as well as that shoemaker or not? One of the immediate effects of Vasari’s Lives of the Artists is that artists start realising that their own lives become something that they can curate, and Vasari reminds artists to take care of their own image. He is very critical of Correggio for not painting a self portrait” (4,700 words)

Farming The World Money

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As Chinese households grow richer, so their appetites increase — which portends a frightening dependence on imported food, unless China can pull off an agricultural revolution to equal its industrial revolution. “Ballooning populations in Asia, Africa and South America will add another 2 billion people within a generation. If China is to have enough affordable food for its population in the second half of this century, it will need to make sure the world grows food for 9 billion people” (2,300 words)

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