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Can seals learn to sing and talk?
Manage episode 236959174 series 2429091
Researchers have long been puzzled about how human language evolved. Humans’ ability to create complex, flexible, spoken language stands out in the animal kingdom, but little is known about how language developed, and particularly, how animals evolved to repeatedly create novel recognizable sounds (“formant modification” as it’s called in the study). Could any other animals learn to manipulate sounds in a similar matter and associate these sounds with meaning? Join us this week as Charlie brings in a fascinating paper (and several adorable videos) about new research seeking to understand if seals could learn to create human-like sounds.
Watch the seal singing videos, read the paper, and more at www.paperboyspodcast.com. Check out our bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/paperboyspod!
92 episoder
Manage episode 236959174 series 2429091
Researchers have long been puzzled about how human language evolved. Humans’ ability to create complex, flexible, spoken language stands out in the animal kingdom, but little is known about how language developed, and particularly, how animals evolved to repeatedly create novel recognizable sounds (“formant modification” as it’s called in the study). Could any other animals learn to manipulate sounds in a similar matter and associate these sounds with meaning? Join us this week as Charlie brings in a fascinating paper (and several adorable videos) about new research seeking to understand if seals could learn to create human-like sounds.
Watch the seal singing videos, read the paper, and more at www.paperboyspodcast.com. Check out our bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/paperboyspod!
92 episoder
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