"[Steven Mithen] describes the cultural
revolution that took place about 40,000 years ago and
that introduced complex multi-part tools and the
elements of higher culture, including art, religion, and
more complex forms of social organization. How to
account for this explosion of creative activity? Mithen
postulates an organically based cognitive development in
which the previously separate domains of the mind became
accessible to one another. He argues that the domains
devoted to technical understanding, social interaction,
and natural history blended together, and that out of
this blend there emerged an entirely new range of
creative cognitive activity. Mithen describes this new
capability as 'cognitive fluidity,' and he argues
cogently that it is the basis for all our more
imaginative, inventive cultural achievements."
Joseph Carroll, "Steven Pinker’s Cheesecake For The Mind" (1998)
The Raku Study Group
October 8th, 2023 1pm in California, 8pm in the UK
An informal meeting: drop by when you can, show us what you've got,
ask and answer questions, or just listen and lurk.
Perl and programming in general are fair game, along with Raku,
Zoom meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86559548925?pwd=WHZDaVUzUjJZc2NET2RFT2JGTmh4dz09
Passcode: 4RakuRoll
RSVPs are useful, though not needed:
https://www.meetup.com/san-francisco-perl/events/296606549/
