The con artist and the mark

Conversations are really, really complicated

Oct 25, 2022

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Brain Pizza by Shane O'Mara

In praise of talking

Our conversations obey many tacit and explicit rules We would think it very strange if somebody persistently spoke to us about how much ‘they would like to go on holidays with us last year’ (not that they would have liked to have gone with us - rather that they would love to go with us last year – as if you could travel…

2 years ago · 12 likes · Shane O'Mara

Conversations require your language system working in lockstep with your (complex) learning and memory system. Your learning and memory system quickly lea…

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