Cultural Evolution & Literacy

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121253104
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAEtXTz51Uo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H9meBDzJ9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnnVlfr6IVI
http://www.youtube.com/user/Professoranton#grid/user/D7FDF97139A59366

Category:

Education

Tags:

• evolution
• cultural evolution
• literacy
• orality
• popular psychology
• humanity
• wisdom
• entelechy
• will
• determination

[MahatmaClarity]

This was the best video I've seen you do. It's a 'call to arms' of literacy!

The cultural evolution theory just gripped me. It makes perfect sense!

[Professoranton]

Thanks

[2bsirius]

Great video!

[Professoranton]

Thanks

[BJ219]

I love when Anton gets riled up and emotional :)

[chitchcott]

Why contrast cultural evolution with 'natural' evolution as opposed to 'genetic' evolution?

[hez1919]

i like that you acknowledge the difference between natural ability and learned ability. Yes some humans are born with a greater natural ease of use of their brain, legs, arms etc. athletes are born with something different. This also does nto mean that people cannot learn or train their body to be better, brain included, just as easily as a person can become less skilled with their body by either not using their mind correctly or by getting too fat to run. Refreshing views

[erdal0]

you are so much nuanced than stefbot will ever be. you are actually educating people.

[ACULTURE0]

Well, said Professor. Actually, if you don't mind me saying... you are a wonderful example of this...

From humble beginnings to a world-wide known academic blogger...

6:14 ... very important...

I know a pentaglot who is adamant that one only requires around 250 words of a language to be on the road to true fluency...

Hmm... I fear the computer age and its instant intellectual gratification has so many negative ramifications for the intelligent learner and knowledge retention...

[LatteJonny]

brilliant

[natedaug1]

Professoranton is a freaking genius, seriously. He is a really smart guy.

[frichikendz]

I read. But I must also say, a lot of great thoughts are lost due to translation and 'dumbing down' of texts to fit our 'modern day.' It's a pity to know that maybe what I am reading is not really what I think I am reading. Rather, what I am reading is a very dumb down version of what I want to be reading.

[greenghost2008]

im a Mr. Cropperite so id never thought i see the day with i agree with professor anton.lol

[Akatam0t0ma]

I think cultural evolution outpaced natural(that is, biological, I assume) evolution many millenia ago. How much have our species changed biologically, compared with how much our cultures changed, within at least the last 10,000 years since the Neolithic Revolution?