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Collective learning is one of the developments that made our species distinct from others. It is the human ability to use language to share and pool information. While you watch, answer these questions: 1. What is collective learning? 2. How is collective learning important to the history of humanity? 3. Why is symbolic language important to collective learning? 4. What are some negative impacts of collective learning? After you watch, respond to this question: Can you think of an example from your life where you learned something from someone older than you? What was it, and where did they learn it?
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