In the 2017 Christmas Lectures: The language of life, Professor Scott will take us on a captivating journey exploring how and when humans first evolved language. Scott will compare human and animal communication. Sophie Scott will look at the subtle cues we send each other through facial expression, tone of voice and even smell. She also looks at technology and how this is changing the way we talk to each other.
Tune in and find out about one of the fundamentals of human and animal life and the unstoppable urge to communicate.
BBC 4 at 8pm (26th – 28th December)
3 parts:
· The word
By Sarah Winstanley