How Human Apes Learned to Talk with Dr Gillian Forrester | S2E39

Did tool-use lead to talking? Dr. Gilly Forrester’s groundbreaking research has contributed significantly to our understanding of the evolution of language in humans. Her work, focused on the cognitive abilities of great apes, has highlighted fascinating discoveries about their use of tools and problem solving abilities. "We share an incredible evolutionary history with other great apes."One of Gilly's observations has been that apes can modify tools to make them more effective, suggesting a ...