Frame from the TEDxPenn recording
TEDxPenn — Rise and Run · 1 April 2017
Drawing on his years among the Pirahã, Everett considers how sustained encounters with people unlike ourselves can challenge assumptions and create opportunities for learning.
On the work“Everett has forced many researchers to reevaluate basic assumptions about the relationship among culture, language and cognition.”
Edward Gibson, MIT
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.
