Inquiring Minds

Can Fish Count? What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds

May 17, 2022
Brian Butterworth, a renowned professor of cognitive neuropsychology, discusses the mathematical abilities in other species, including infants' sensitivity to numbers and the relationship between math and the universe. The podcast also explores counting in animals and bioluminescent bacteria, the accumulator theory, counting as a decision-making tool in animal behavior, and the concept of numbers and discount cunies.
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