Does language make us uniquely human? | Ray Tallis, Joanna Kavenna and Jennifer Ackerman
Have you ever wondered if birds talk to each other like we do? Listen in to find out whether we are really all that different.
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Many think language makes us uniquely human. Are humans no different in principle from other animals and plants? Or is language profoundly different from all other forms of communication and the enabler of consciousness itself?
Joining us to debate the uniqueness of human language are bestselling author of The Genius of Birds Jennifer Ackerman, philosopher and cultural critic Ray Tallis, and author of A Field Guide to Reality and Zed Joanna Kavenna.
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