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The Math Instinct Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along with Lobsters, Birds, Cats, and Dogs)

Keith Devlin

There are two kinds of math: the hard kind and the easy kind. The easy kind, practiced by ants, shrimp, Welsh corgis—and us—is innate.

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On Being with Krista Tippett

This book, published in 2000, presented the argument that mathematics and language are two sides of the same coin in terms of evolutionary development. The author believes that when humans developed the capacity for language, they simultaneously developed the capacity for mathematics.

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In fact, in a book I wrote in 2000 called the Math G...Now I actually made a case based on the sort of rational reconstruction over human evolutionary developments. I made the case that actually mathe...

— Episode: [Unedited] Keith Devlin with Krista Tipp...

Episode: [Unedited] Keith Devlin with Krista Tippett

This book, published in 2000, presented the argument that mathematics and language are two sides of the same coin in terms of evolutionary development. The author believes that when humans developed the capacity for language, they simultaneously developed the capacity for mathematics.

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In fact, in a book I wrote in 2000 called the Math G...Now I actually made a case based on the sort of rational reconstruction over human evolutionary developments. I made the case that actually mathematics on language are actually two sides of the same coin in terms of evolutionary development.

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