Michael Corballis's guest appearances

Michael Corballis

Auckland Writers Festival

Ideas Books

Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Bold Conjectures with Paras Chopra

Jacinda Ardern

Anna Fifield

Damon Salesa

Peter FitzSimons

Liz Kendall

Don Stuart

Ian Ferguson

Chris Carr

Brian Campbell

Robert Thompson

Mike Lane

Franklin Jones

Michael King

Ryan Fox

Tom Walsh

OwlTail

A University of Auckland professor has stepped down from one of his roles after controversy erupted around his views on the role of Māori knowledge in education.Professor Douglas Elliffe was one of seven signatories to an open letter, which took issue with plans to elevate mātauranga Māori to the level of science in the school curriculumEmeritus Professor of Psychology Michael Corballis, one of the letter's other signatories spoke to Heather du Plessis-Allan about why they felt elevating the status of mātauranga Māori would “discourage [kids] from coming into science”.LISTEN ABOVE

A University of Auckland professor has stepped down from one of his roles after controversy erupted around his views on the role of Māori knowledge in education. Professor Douglas Elliffe was one of seven signatories to an open letter, which took issue with plans to elevate mātauranga Māori to the level of science in the school curriculum Emeritus Professor of Psychology Michael Corballis, one of the letter's other signatories spoke to Heather du Plessis-Allan about why they felt elevating the status of mātauranga Māori would “discourage [kids] from coming into science”. LISTEN ABOVE

Michael Corballis: Elevating mātauranga Māori discourages kids from science

What are the origins of language? What role did evolution play in it?In this episode, Micheal Corballis backs up the idea that languages evolved gradually and some version of it existed much before Homo Sapiens arrived on the scene.About the guestMichael Corballis is an emeritus professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Auckland. His research interests intersect cognitive neuroscience with language and evolution. He is deeply interested in big questions such as how did language evolve, why our brain is asymmetrical and what it means to be human. He has authored several books on language and mind.What we talk about1:23 – What led you to be curious about the evolution of language?2:49 – Why are our brains asymmetrical?6:36 – Noam Chomsky’s work on the evolution of language8:26 – Did language emerge suddenly?13:25 – How did language evolve?15:17 – Did the evolution of language start from gestural communication?17:34 – Transition from gestural communication to vocal20:34 – How do we prove the evolution of language when there is no archeological evidence?23:47 – Why did we not stop at gestural communication?28:35 – Theory of mind is a critical part of language31:29 – Mental time-travel and theory of mind in language for humans36:53 – Is there a connection between our open-ended imagination and language being generative?39:50 – What aspects of language differentiate humans from other animals41:03 – Do we think in languages?42:29 – Which language do differently-abled people think?44:45 – Language is not essential for thoughts, it is just a way for communicating45:34 – Why do we have so many languages?49:47 – Is there any language inherently better than any other language?52:53 – How do children pick up any language without formal teaching?54:37 – Why is there better adoption of vocal language than written language?58:20 – What is the future of language?Dive into Michael Corballis’ researchTEDx talk on language originsPublicationsBooks written

What are the origins of language? What role did <a href="https://invertedpassion.com/evolution-explains-everything/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">evolution</a> play in it?In this episode, <a href="http://www.michaelcorballis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Micheal Corballis</a> backs up the idea that languages evolved gradually and some version of it existed much before Homo Sapiens arrived on the scene. About the guestMichael Corballis is an emeritus professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Auckland. His research interests intersect cognitive neuroscience with language and evolution. He is deeply interested in big questions such as how did language evolve, why our brain is asymmetrical and what it means to be human. He has authored several books on language and mind.What we talk about1:23 – What led you to be curious about the evolution of language? 2:49 – Why are our brains asymmetrical? 6:36 – Noam Chomsky’s work on the evolution of language 8:26 – Did language emerge suddenly? 13:25 – How did language evolve? 15:17 – Did the evolution of language start from gestural communication? 17:34 – Transition from gestural communication to vocal 20:34 – How do we prove the evolution of language when there is no archeological evidence? 23:47 – Why did we not stop at gestural communication? 28:35 – Theory of mind is a critical part of language 31:29 – Mental time-travel and theory of mind in language for humans 36:53 – Is there a connection between our open-ended imagination and language being generative? 39:50 – What aspects of language differentiate humans from other animals 41:03 – Do we think in languages? 42:29 – Which language do differently-abled people think? 44:45 – Language is not essential for thoughts, it is just a way for communicating 45:34 – Why do we have so many languages? 49:47 – Is there any language inherently better than any other language? 52:53 – How do children pick up any language without formal teaching? 54:37 – Why is there better adoption of vocal language than written language? 58:20 – What is the future of language?Dive into Michael Corballis’ research<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_corballis_the_origins_and_evolution_of_language" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TEDx talk on language origins</a> <a href="http://www.michaelcorballis.com/journal-articles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Publications</a> <a href="http://www.michaelcorballis.com/all-books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books written</a>

#8 Michael Corballis - Language Evolved Before Humans Did

Auckland University emeritus psychology professor and Rutherford Medal recipient Michael Corballis has spent a career researching the human mind. In his new book The Truth About Language: What It Is and Where It Came From he takes on Noam Chomsky and Stephen Jay Gould to argue that language evolved much earlier than generally assumed. He puts his case to Siouxsie Wiles.AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL 2017

Auckland University emeritus psychology professor and Rutherford Medal recipient Michael Corballis has spent a career researching the human mind. In his new book The Truth About Language: What It Is and Where It Came From he takes on Noam Chomsky and Stephen Jay Gould to argue that language evolved much earlier than generally assumed. He puts his case to Siouxsie Wiles. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL 2017

The Truth About Language: Michael Corballis (2017)