26 February 2020
A Harvard Science Book Talk based on How Language Began, in which Everett argues that the tools, travel, and settlements of Homo erectus are best explained by the invention of language.
On the book“Very few books on the biological and cultural origin of humanity can be ranked as classics. I believe that Daniel Everett’s How Language Began will be one of them.”
E. O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
A documentary following Daniel Everett back to the Pirahã community and exploring what their language may reveal about the relationship between language and culture.
John Colapinto profiles Daniel Everett and examines the debate over whether the Pirahã language challenges Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar.
A documentary examining missionary John Chau’s fatal attempt to contact the Sentinelese, with Daniel Everett drawing on his own experience to provide historical and personal context.
