The Science of Collaboration - with Uta and Chris Frith

Humans are intensely social creatures. Learning from each other and working together was a key part in our evolutionary development. But what are the advantages of working together, and are two heads always better than one when making decisions? Join Chris and Uta Frith as they explore the science of collaboration.
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Chris Frith is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Philosophy at UCL and has published widely on social cognition, schizophrenia and other neuroscience topics. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the British Academy, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Uta Frith is an Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at University College London. She is best known for her research on autism spectrum disorders. Her aim is to discover the underlying cognitive causes of developmental disorders and to link them to behavioural symptoms as well as to brain systems. She recently became president of the British Science Association.

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