This is a five-part talk series based on the documentary entitled "The Human Ape" which will focus on the topics of problem solving, communication, planning and cooperation, amongst other topics. The overarching goal of the series is to provide a systematic overview of specific cognitive capacities which have enabled humans to achieve tremendous feats throughout their recorded history. More importantly, we will discover how a much older history of human development, that is its evolutionary history, may have contributed significantly to the emergence of human culture and technological achievements. A final goal of the series is to appreciate unique characteristics which set modern humans apart from their evolutionary relatives. These talks will be presented in English and there will be ample opportunity for friendly and structured discussions.
CafeLitt 221: The Human Ape: An Evolutionary History of Human Cognitive Capacities 1/5
Thu 5 Jan 2012, 19:00, by Dr. Shahin Zangenehpour, at Bistro Burritoville:3rd floor, 2055 Rue Bishop, Montreal,QC (Map)
This is a five-part talk series based on the documentary entitled "The Human Ape" which will focus on the topics of problem solving, communication, planning and cooperation, amongst other topics. The overarching goal of the series is to provide a systematic overview of specific cognitive capacities which have enabled humans to achieve tremendous feats throughout their recorded history. More importantly, we will discover how a much older history of human development, that is its evolutionary history, may have contributed significantly to the emergence of human culture and technological achievements. A final goal of the series is to appreciate unique characteristics which set modern humans apart from their evolutionary relatives. These talks will be presented in English and there will be ample opportunity for friendly and structured discussions.Add a comment
Future Sessions:
23rd Feb: The human ape II by Shahin Zanganepour
8th March: A review of different schools of feminism by Atoosa Kasirzadeh
15th March: "A separation" movie, Free discussion
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CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 in a café to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 17th, 2006. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in... more...
