David and Tamler lead off with a breakdown of the new commercial for\xa0\u201cfriend (not imaginary)\u201d a new AI necklace that takes hikes with you, interrupts your favorite shows, and will be there for your first kiss.\xa0Then we talk about a new paper co-authored by VBW favorite Joe Henrich\xa0that challenges cognitive science for pretending to be universal\xa0without offering evidence. A good discussion punctuated by David\u2019s\xa0new theory of the rise of the autism. (TLDL the nerds are having sex).\xa0
Friend Reveal Trailer\xa0[youtube.com]
Kroupin, I., Davis, H. E., & Henrich, J. (2024). Beyond Newton: Why assumptions of universality are critical to cognitive science, and how to finally move past them.\xa0Psychological Review. [harvard.edu]