Daniel Everett is a linguist and anthropologist whose work has challenged long-standing beliefs about human language and cognition.
In 1977, Dan journeyed deep into the Amazon rainforest as a Christian missionary to live among an indigenous tribe of hunter-gatherers known as the Pirahã.
He is the author of several acclaimed books, including "Don't Sleep, There are Snakes" and "How Language Began".
Timestamps:
0:00 Episode highlight
1:43 First impressions in the Amazon
4:00 Unique linguistic attributes of the Pirahã Language
6:53 The Chomskyan worldview on language and universal grammar
12:05 Raising Children in the Amazon
24:31 Missionary Work in the Amazon
36:53 Everett's controversial paper from 2005
49:51 Universal Grammar
57:44 The Future of the Pirahã Culture and Language
