Akihito Sugawara

Why Do Children Around the World Laugh at "Poop''? -- A Serious Investigation of an Extremely Unserious Phenomenon --

This paper explores why children often find the word “poop” funny. It examines possible explanations involving language, cognitive development, repetition, social reactions, taboo, and incongruity. The paper also introduces the deliberately speculative “Ancient Poop Hypothesis”:...

Beyond Collective Memory: A Hypothesis on the Origins of Writing Through Population, Social Complexity, and Information Management

This paper presents a conceptual hypothesis on the origins of writing. It proposes that writing may have emerged when growing populations and increasing social complexity exceeded the capacity of collective memory and oral communication. The paper introduces the ``Collective Memo...

Beyond Collective Memory: A Hypothesis on the Origins of Writing Through Population, Social Complexity, and Information Management

This paper presents a conceptual hypothesis on the origins of writing. It proposes that writing may have emerged when growing populations and increasing social complexity exceeded the capacity of collective memory and oral communication. The paper introduces the ``Collective Memo...

Why Do Children Around the World Laugh at "Poop''? -- A Serious Investigation of an Extremely Unserious Phenomenon --

This paper explores why children often find the word “poop” funny. It examines possible explanations involving language, cognitive development, repetition, social reactions, taboo, and incongruity. The paper also introduces the deliberately speculative “Ancient Poop Hypothesis”:...