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THE MATH GENE A book about thought, brains, evolution, language, gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

THE MATH GENE A book about thought, brains, evolution, language, gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

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Page 1: THE MATH GENE A book about thought, brains, evolution, language, gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

THE MATH GENE

A book about thought, brains, evolution, language,

gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

Page 2: THE MATH GENE A book about thought, brains, evolution, language, gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

Seems Broad? It is! The author uses

an in depth look at each of these things to prove his thesis

Page 3: THE MATH GENE A book about thought, brains, evolution, language, gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

Genetic – Or Not? Experiments show

that we are born with “number sense” - reflected in language

Number sense =/= mathematical ability

Page 4: THE MATH GENE A book about thought, brains, evolution, language, gossip, and, oh yeah - Mathematics

Where x = Abstraction...

Math is based on abstract thinking – developed for language

Unfamiliar connections

What language???

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Math = Language I would like to

explore this connection deeply in hopes of finding a new approach to math

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READ IT! It are good Helps your brain! Monkeys? Understanding Well-argued and

persuasive