Language: The Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had
You use language every single day without ever thinking about how extraordinary it is. But pause for a second… why can you understand this sentence right now?
At this event, you’ll step into one of the biggest mysteries of the human mind: language. Why do humans have it, and why are we the only species capable of expressing abstract ideas like love, time, or meaning while other animals remain grounded in the here and now?
Led by a PhD researcher who has spent the last 5 years deep in this question, this talk takes you from the earliest theories of Charles Darwin to cutting-edge neuroscience and real research on babies and children with autism. You’ll discover how infants learn language so effortlessly, what makes human communication fundamentally unique, and what’s actually happening in your brain as you read, listen, and speak.