From primate calls to complex grammar, language evolution is one of humanity’s greatest mysteries. This episode spotlights biological and cognitive breakthroughs that turned noise into speech.Powered by NotebookLM AI.Sources:Fitch, W.T. (2000). The evolution of speech: a comparative reviewhttps://www.biolinguistics.uqam.ca/Fitch_2000.pdfFitch, W.T. (2002). Comparative Vocal Production and the Evolution of Speechhttps://langev.com/pdf/fitch02comparativeVocal.pdfFitch, W.T. et al. (2016). Monkey vocal tracts are speech-readyhttps://oar.princeton.edu/bitstream/88435/pr10f2g/1/Monkey_vocal_tracts_2016.pdfArbib, M.A. (2003). Towards a computational neuroethology of language evolutionhttps://langev.com/pdf/arbib03pt.pdfAhern, C.A. et al. (2016). Evolutionary forces in language changehttps://arxiv.org/pdf/1608.00938.pdfSound Track:https://pixabay.com/music/funk-fun-upbeat-pop-funk-pop-groove-party-215688/