Ep 359: The digital revolution, and a bit o’ spooky
Ep 358: From one tongue to another
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From one tongue to another There are thousands of different languages in the world. Today we talk about the art of translation. Check out our latest attempt at Episode One: Wishing for luck and encrypted babies
Ep 357: Babbling about baby babble
Ep 356: The spacecraft crashed, just like we planned
Ep 355: To tell a secret, and keep it too
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To tell a secret, and keep it too Part of communicating is trying to tell someone something without the wrong someone hearing it. We take a look at the history and practice of secret messages. And here’s our latest attempt at Episode One. Take 106 of Episode One: Don’t know where to begin
Ep 354: By flame, drum and song
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By flame, drum and song How did people communicate over distance in the ancient world? We answer this question by examining signal fires, talking drums, and languages composed entirely of whistling.
Ep 353: Ancient mail, and the oldest known library
Ep 352: Numbers and letters
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Numbers and letters 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
Ep 351: How we learned to write right
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How we learned to write right 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. Positive thoughts, and shaven porcupines