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Tag Archives: “Rocket Science For Monkeys” Francis Gooding “London Review of Books” (review of Mithen’s “The Language Puzzle”

HAVEN’T WE A WORD FOR IT? PART 2

YESTERDAY, WE BEGAN GLEANING TIDBITS FROM FRANCIS GOODING’S LRB REVIEW of Steven Mithen’s The Language Puzzle: How We Talked Our Way Out of The Stone Age. We continue here in … Continue reading

May 15, 2026 · 1 Comment

HAVEN’T WE A WORD FOR IT? PART 1

FRANCIS GOODING’S “ROCKET SCIENCE FOR MONKEYS” is the compelling title of his London Review of Books review of Steven Mithen’s The Language Puzzle: How We Talked Our Way Out Of … Continue reading

May 14, 2026 · 1 Comment