Language and the Mind Revisited - The Biolinguistic Turn with Noam Chomsky

UC Berkeley presents the The Charles M. and Martha Hitchcock Lecture series, featuring linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky. Chomsky examines biolinguistics - the study of relations between physiology and speech.

Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [7/2003] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 7412]

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[WastedTourist]

Chomsky is like a juggernaught whenever he challenged about any point. He always immediately dismisses his challenger then proceeds on an amazing diatribe. Every time!

[TheLockon00]

Yeah, it weeds out the douchebags who aren't here purely for love of knowledge.

[trisix99]

good luck.  he's pretty clear... his writing is much more difficult.

[Nick R]

Minimization of wire length would make the brain too dense, and the problem is that it is malleable so stimulus can cause damage under the right circumstances

[Andrew Meier]

I think she meant to say "illuminating."

[klaas temmerman]

What does the woman say at the end?

thanks for a most ...humiliating... lecture?

I don't understand quite well, someone?

[Ramsey Lawrence]

I have a similar problem, pause the video when you need to and note key terms and statements. Then I find it becomes easier to follow.

[roman14032]

it always facinates me how often chomsky says "more or less"