New idea for the origin of language
Podcast: The Science ShowPublished On: Fri Mar 13 2026
Description: Conventional explanations for how humans became ‘the language animal’ focus on our need to cooperate to hunt, fight or make tools. Now, evolutionary biologist Madeleine Beekman suggests a new idea for origin of language: the need to share childcare.
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