Damián Blasi
damianblasi.bsky.social
I research linguistic diversity over the last 12,000 years, seeking explanations in the minds, behaviors, and cultures of humans, and its practical consequences for our species
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Featuring DISI alum, @damianblasi.bsky.social!
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Season 8 off to a great start! In which we discuss: the "golden age" of linguistic diversity, teeth, pronouns, the (mistaken?) idea that children change language, mono- vs polygenesis, linguistic inequality, Babel, scientific aesthetics, and the (wilder than we realize?) design space of language.
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New episode!! 🎙️🎉 A conversation with @damianblasi.bsky.social about linguistic diversity and what it can tell us. Linguistic diversity is a precious part of our species' heritage. It also offers a wellspring of clues about history, culture, and the human mind. Listen: disi.org/the-natural-...
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Really enjoyed this one. On "Tower of Babel" -like myths, Berezkin's mythology database claims to have dozens of such cases indexed. Not sure how carefully they have been vetted. :) Attached is one similar case I found when doing mushroom research.
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Now out in @natcomms.nature.com w/ @evfedorenko.bsky.social: across many people (>1k) and tasks (>300), the the brain's language network reliably shows up in the functional connectome (correlated activity in fMRI). 1/
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