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A Kazoo And The Evolution Of Speech
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Encore episode. Researchers discovered that this simple instrument could offer insights into the evolution of human speech. Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong talks with primatologist Adriano Lameira about a growing body of evidence that humans may not be the only great apes with voice control. Read the paper he published last year.P.S. Sign up for our trivia night this Tuesday, June 23, at 8 pm EDT!Follow Maddie Sofia @maddie_sofia and Emily Kwong @emilykwong1234. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
Released:
Jun 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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