Survival of the clearest

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6777, 2000, Pages 441-442

  Pinker, Steven ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EVOLUTION; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0034732215     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35006523     Document Type: Short Survey

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