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Check out my free video series about what's missing in AI and Neuroscience  Support the show to get full episodes and join the Discord community.  Brian Butterworth is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at University College London. In his book, Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds, he describes the counting and numerical abilities across many different species, suggesting our ability to count is evolutionarily very old (since many diverse species can count). We discuss many of the examples in his book, the mathematical disability dyscalculia and its relation to dyslexia, how to test counting abilities in various species, how counting may happen in brains, the promise of creating artificial networks that can do math, and many more topics. Brian's website: The Mathematical BrainTwitter: @b_butterworthThe book:Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds 0:00 - Intro3:19 - Why Counting?5:31 - Dyscalculia12:06 - Dyslexia19:12 - Counting26:37 - Origins of counting vs. language34:48 - Counting vs. higher math46:46 - Counting some things and not others53:33 - How to test counting1:03:30 - How does the brain count?1:13:10 - Are numbers real?

<a href="https://braininspired.co/open/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Check out my free video series about what's missing in AI and Neuroscience</a> <a href="https://braininspired.co/open/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/braininspired" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> to get full episodes and join the Discord community. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/braininspired" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Brian Butterworth is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at University College London. In his book, <a href="https://amzn.to/384caoB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds</a>, he describes the counting and numerical abilities across many different species, suggesting our ability to count is evolutionarily very old (since many diverse species can count). We discuss many of the examples in his book, the mathematical disability dyscalculia and its relation to dyslexia, how to test counting abilities in various species, how counting may happen in brains, the promise of creating artificial networks that can do math, and many more topics. <ul><li>Brian's website: <a href="https://www.mathematicalbrain.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mathematical Brain</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/b_butterworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@b_butterworth</a></li><li>The book:<ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/384caoB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds</a></li></ul></li></ul> 0:00 - Intro 3:19 - Why Counting? 5:31 - Dyscalculia 12:06 - Dyslexia 19:12 - Counting 26:37 - Origins of counting vs. language 34:48 - Counting vs. higher math 46:46 - Counting some things and not others 53:33 - How to test counting 1:03:30 - How does the brain count? 1:13:10 - Are numbers real?

BI 137 Brian Butterworth: Can Fish Count?

Brian Butterworth, author of Can Fish Count, explains how animals approach counting and mathematics, and how they are more like humans than you might expect. Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts. Produced by the team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine. Visit our website: sciencefocus.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Butterworth, author of Can Fish Count, explains how animals approach counting and mathematics, and how they are more like humans than you might expect. Once you’ve mastered the basics with Instant Genius, dive deeper with Instant Genius Extra, where you’ll find longer, richer discussions about the most exciting ideas in the world of science and technology. Only available on Apple Podcasts. Produced by the team behind BBC Science Focus Magazine. Visit our website: <a href="http://sciencefocus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sciencefocus.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>