Understanding Abstract Thinking: An Interview with Rafael Núñez

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How did the invention of fire accelerate the evolution of language? Would extraterrestrial aliens have similar mathematics as us? How mathematical thinking is possibly augmented by the same mechanisms as those that allow us to talk about time spatially? What did Rafael learn from his mentors Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela? How travelling partially inspired him to become a scientist?..........