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"The Weirdest People in the World" by Joseph Henrich: https://amzn.to/46g5AEt
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Culture completely changes the way our brains process information. And because of that, various cultures design things very differently.

Big shout out to Marc Levinson for reading over my script and giving feedback on it! All content directed and written by John Mauriello. John Mauriello has been working professionally as an industrial designer since 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor of industrial design at California College of the Arts.

Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:32 Japanese Joinery
3:18 Culture Changes The Way Your Brain Processes Information
4:34 Ground News
5:49 Differences In Visual Processing Between East & West
8:25 East & West Is Only Telling A Small Part of the Story
9:11 Being Born in A Culture Is Like Wearing Pink Glasses
10:45 Why Is Western Culture & Design Like That?
17:40 Why is Eastern Culture & Design Like That?
21:25 How Geography Changes Culture & Design
22:46 How Language Changes Culture & Design
26:54 How Culture Informs Design PROCESS
31:35 Is A Singular Design Vision Really Necessary?
33:47 Copying
34:55 What Should You DO?