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An honest signal is useful for the one sending and receiving it. But, dishonest signals tend to destabilize the ability to communicate. How did human language develop when words make it so easy to fib?
Continue reading Ep 348: Animals, lies and language
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When differing animals meet, they sometimes communicate. Sometimes threats, sometimes lies, sometimes laughter. We take a look at interspecies communication.
Continue reading Ep 347: Prey or play
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We begin a new subseries this week on language and communication. For starters, let’s have a looksee at how single-celled organisms chat.
Continue reading Ep 346: Ah, those babbling bacteria