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Hurlburt has a pretty cool answer to your question. You think that conscious thought requires ‘inner speech’. This is because…
Can I ask a question which seems pertinent? What does it mean to engage or not engage in inner speech?…
Very interesting! Here’s what Hurlburt claims in the linked video: Percentage of people who engage in ‘inner speech’ *occasionally*: ~…
Speaking as a linguist working in this area, Russell Hurlburt is very well known in the field as having pioneered…
I haven’t listened to this interview, but Hurlburt’s usual claim in print is that people engage in inner speech around…
Interested in what is known about this subject, so commenting here in order to receive your thoughts. Thanks, Brian
I read something about this. It is related to aphantasia, which I have and which affects no more than 4…
This is extremely funny. The cabbie performs brilliantly!
UPDATE: Albert Atkin (Glasgow) points out this BBC item indicating that he was not a taxi driver, but someone who had come to the BBC to interview for a staff position.
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