Greg Downey on how culture impacts the power of the brain

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Macquarie University
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27 June 2017
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What is it that makes our species so unusual? It's our brain! The impossibly complex biological feature that is as much informed by society and culture as it is by evolution.

In this episode of the Pioneering Minds Podcast, we speak to Associate Professor Greg Downey from the Department of Anthropology about how culture informs us and the amazing potential of the brain.

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