#112: Thinking Categorically with Greg Murphy

Opinion Science by Andy Luttrell

Jan 5, 202664:47Science & Medicine

Greg Murphy studies the psychology of concepts. How do we use language to understand things, and how do we sort the world into categories? In our conversation, we consider what makes a category, why we love them, and whe...

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