Tag: Philosophy
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How Ape Gestures Explain The Origins Of Human Communication
How do gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos “talk” without words? For decades, scientists debated whether their gestures are learned tricks or instincts passed down through evolution. Now, researchers have proposed a fresh answer: apes “show” their intentions using movements borrowed from everyday actions — and this might help explain how human communication began. The Great Ape…
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Whale Songs Are Surprisingly Similar To Human Language, Study Finds
A new study has revealed that humpback whale songs share a surprising statistical pattern with human language. Researchers found that these whale songs follow the same kind of frequency distribution as words in human speech, a pattern known as a “Zipfian distribution.” This discovery suggests that cultural transmission, learning from others, plays a key role…