Across the entire animal kingdom, humans are unique in our ability to develop and sustain complex cultural customs, knowledge, and technology (e.g., fire-building, fishing, and theoretical physics). Why is this the case? What do humans have that other animals do not? In this talk, I will discuss how man and woman’s best friend – our own pet dogs – hold the key to discovering which parts of our human mind uniquely support the complexities of our human culture.
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