Humans didn’t evolve to count so numbers remain a challenge

QUANTA PI Rafael Núñez in conversation with KPBS Science and Technology reporter Thomas Fudge on our relationship with numbers.

Counting oranges in Papua New Guinea — Rafael Núñez, seen from the back, conducts a counting experiment with the resident of a village in Papua New Guinea.

Listen to the interview:
https://www.kpbs.org/news/local/2022/06/15/humans-didnt-evolve-count-numbers-remain-challenge

Published June 15, 2022

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2023-05-06

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General, Science Communication

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Linn Aarvik

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