The Lab With Brad

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Ep 349: Monkey talk!

Posted August 4, 2022 • 00:16:15

Monkey talk! We look at how nonhuman primates use language, compare it to human language use, and guess how one turned into the other. Meanwhile, over...

Ep 348: Animals, lies and language

Posted July 28, 2022 • 00:16:14

Animals, lies and language An honest signal is useful for the one sending and receiving it. But, dishonest signals tend to destabilize the ability to...

Ep 347: Prey or play

Posted July 21, 2022 • 00:17:07

Prey or play When differing animals meet, they sometimes communicate. Sometimes threats, sometimes lies, sometimes laughter. We take a look at interspecies...

Ep 346: Ah, those babbling bacteria

Posted July 14, 2022 • 00:14:40

Ah, those babbling bacteria We begin a new subseries this week on language and communication. For starters, let’s have a looksee at how single-celled...

Ep 345: Accidents and asteroids

Posted June 30, 2022 • 00:17:08

Accidents and asteroids We didn’t notice it was going to be asteroid day until yesterday, but by coincidence, today is all about asteroids. Here’s...