How language drives biology and culture

Mark Pagel - language - 1
Mark Pagel – language – 1 (Photo credit: pseudonomad)
Interesting TED Video and article suggesting that language has driven all biological and cultural evolution and is our most powerful neurological social technology allowing us to implant a thought into someone’s mind without the need for surgery according to Mark Pagel. Language created social learning which has enabled human evolution and these discrete pulses of sound alter the internal settings inside someone’s head to suit an individual’s interests.