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We pick it up from last time and finish the story of our alphabet, along with a look at where our numbers came from.
Check out our latest attempt at Phil’s show.
Part 2 of take 102 of Episode One
Continue reading Ep 352: Numbers and letters
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This time we start from the very beginnings of writing, and move on to just before the invention of alphabets.
Here’s part one of our latest attempted at Episode One.
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The evidence is patchy and your hosts are daffy, but we try to figure out when language began.
Continue reading Ep 350: Who said what when, and how?
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We look at how nonhuman primates use language, compare it to human language use, and guess how one turned into the other.
Continue reading Ep 349: Monkey talk!