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There\u2019s no escape from the chattering classes \u2013 they talk, squawk, squeal and sing all around us. Every animal communicates in some form \u2013 it\u2019s essential for survival. They\u2019ve evolved to understand each other \u2026 but do we understand them?\nFind out what\u2019s coded in humpback whale song and whether human-cetacean dialogue is possible\u2026 how information theory reveals communication patterns within the animal kingdom\u2026 how plants call out to animals to protect them\u2026 and why only humans evolved language.\nGuests:\n\n\nDouglas Carlton Abrams - Author of Eye of the Whale: A Novel\n\n\n\nLaurance Doyle - Scientist at the SETI Institute\n\n\nDouglas Vakoch - Director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute\n\n\n David DeGusta - Anthropologist at Stanford University\n\nDescripci\xf3n en espa\xf1ol\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices