Podcasts about animal languages

This week’s Getting Curious is going to the dogs—and the cats and the cows and the crocodiles! Philosopher and writer Eva Meijer joins Jonathan for a conversation about how non-human animals communicate, why humans have often underestimated other species’ capacity for language, and what we can do to build more sustainable, respectful relationships with other species.   Among Eva’s books is Animal Languages, recently translated into English by Laura Watkinson and published by MIT University Press. Follow Eva on Facebook and Twitter @meijereva, and on her website www.evameijer.nl.    Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN.  Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Check out Getting Curious merch at PodSwag.com. Listen to more music from Quiñ by heading over to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook.

Nesse nono episódio do ABSTRATAMENTE faremos uma rápida resenha literária sobre os principais livros lidos no mês de janeiro de 2021.=========Obras citadas no episódio: 1. "Duna", de Frank Herbert (Aleph);2. "O enigma do quarto 622", de Joel Dicker (Intrínseca);3. "Animal Languages", de Eva Meijer (MIT Press); e4. "Less Than Human", de David Livingstone Smith (St. Martin's Press).=========Caso queira entrar em contato com o ABSTRATAMENTE utilize o e-mail: abstratamentepodcast@gmail.comSiga o ABSTRATAMENTE nas nossas páginas no Instagram e Facebook.=========Link para minha Wish List na amazon.com.br: https://www.amazon.com.br/hz/wishlist/ls/XBO04CZ8V2YR?ref_=wl_share=========All audio tracks including the opening theme are under Creative Commons Licence, for mere reference, check the link below: https://creative-commons.org/licences/by/4.0Episode is LivePublished: Jan. 22, 2021 @12PM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what's coming up.Visual Soundbite AvailableSquare Soundbite - 0:51Great for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Download SoundbiteDelete this Soundbite and create a new one.Share Episode On FacebookTwitterLinkedInMore OptionsEmail Link to EpisodeDirect Link to MP3Embed this ONE EpisodeView Episode Stats

Con Slobodchikoff is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Northern Arizona University, and co-founder and CEO of Zoolingua, a company that is using artificial intelligence technology to decode animal communication. Also known for writing the book “Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals”.Con shares with us his story on how he became interested in animal languages invites and encourages us to keep an open mind in our theories to understand it.He shares his studies on defence behaviours in beetles, and later on about his work on prairie dogs, finding these animals to have a rich social life, including demonstrating that also nonrelatives could form part of a social group.Sabrina and Con discuss the differences between communication and language, and about his books, “Chasing Doctor Dolittle” and “Prairie dogs”, both based on language abilities and communication in animal societies.Con refutes the idea that animals don't have thoughts and cannot communicate, and he will explain his revolutionary view on the non-existent gap between other animals and ourselves. He also mentions the idea that language extends to a variety of senses, instead of being single-sensory.He dives deeper into why studying animal languages is so difficult, and the importance sounds can have for animal caregivers in animal care and welfare programs. Con also points out how language studies can be carried out in zoos or aquariums.To conclude Con shares a nice story that shows thinking ability in prairie dogs.To find more about Prairie Dogs: America's Meerkats – Language CLICK HERETo read his book Chasing Doctor Dolittle: Learning the Language of Animals (St. Martin's Press, 2012) CLICK HEREFor more information about his company Zoolingua, CLICK HERE

The WOH crew goes over the big Zoom meeting mistake of Jeffery Toobin after he exposes himself fully nude while forgetting he was on camera, the Dodgers and the Rays are both now in the World Series, Alaska is dealing with a big earthquake that could cause some tsunamis, and we dive into the realistic nature of having a bubble with regular people. SegmentsOne Wack ThingTop One Tuesday (Favorite Phones)For more Washed Up Network content go to www.washedupnetwork.com

Eva Meijer, writer and philosopher, joins Kate Griffin on the pod to discuss her work. Topics range from understanding animal languages to writing routines and redrafting. Meanwhile, Steph has been back to Dragon Hall as lockdown restrictions are eased in the UK, and everyone is getting excited about The Book Club. If you'd like to read Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke with the rest of us, you can find out more here: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/book-club-bluebird-bluebird-by-attica-locke/ To join the Discord discussions click here: https://discord.gg/3G39dRW Hosted by Simon Jones and Steph McKenna. Also check out this interview with Eva in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/13/of-course-animals-speak-eva-meijer-on-how-to-communicate-with-our-fellow-beasts Eva Meijer is an author, artist, singer, songwriter and philosopher. Her non-fiction study on animal communication, Animal Languages, was translated to English in 2019. Bird Cottage was her first novel to appear in English, translated by Antoinette Fawcett and published by Pushkin Press. It has been nominated for the BNG and Libris prizes in the Netherlands and is being translated into several languages. Music by Bennet Maples.

-In the intro to the show, Mariann tries to watch the show "Sweet Magnolia" but is disgusted by the anti-animal references, Jasmin discusses the connections between HBO's Westworld and animal agriculture, and we continue to anguish over the plight of animals during this pandemic. We also continue our Supporting Vegan Businesses program by shouting out Bodhi Bowl and Vegan Viridity. -Mariann interviews author and scholar Eva Meijer about her books When Animals Speak, Animal Languages, and Bird Cottage. Eva talks about how human perspectives on animal languages have helped to limit the rights of animals in political decisions and social policy, and the incredible recent discoveries that have been made about how non-human animals communicate with each other and how they attempt to communicate with humans. (17:44) -Mariann brings us the latest Rising Anxieties from the industrial animal ag world. (1:19:00)

Gen and Jette talk about writing during this uncertain time and try to figure out the best way to develop a writing routine. Show Notes: Please go listen to The Otherwise Intelligent Woman podcast right now! Skillshare has some awesome writing classes on developing routines and things like flash fiction - use this link for 2 months free! Did you know that Dr. Seuss wore a silly hat every time he sat down to write? Can we talk about Jo's writing jacket in the new Little Women film? What is your dream writing space? Do you have a favourite French Canadian Film Director? Watch these shorts by Floris Sigismondi for the 2017 NYT's Great Performers series. You heard it here first - The Another Book on the Shelf Zine is coming! Sarah Maria Griffin has awesome zines. Do you make writing playlists? You should listen to the Dickinson playlist on Spotify. Also - watch Dickinson on AppleTV+ Do you make mood boards for the stories you're working on? We will never stop talking about Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier Check out The Shale Project - the topic of our next episode Our new book club book is The Rural Diaries by Hilarie Burton Morgan One day - we will knit sweaters for Rhinebeck! Books Mentioned: Any book by James Baldwin Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Marie Griffin The Dictionary of Animal Languages by Heidi Sopinka Videos You should watch: Anything by Spike Jones and Mark Romanek All things Floria Sigismondi Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson Anna is a Speed Freak by Pure Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @anotherbookpodcast, Twitter @anotherbookpod, and Facebook or email us at anotherbookontheshelfpodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you! And check out our Patreon and sign up for our newsletter as well!

Do animals have a secret, universal language? Ascension guide Lori Spagna shares her experiences of telepathy and communication with animals, and her understanding of their sacred contract and contribution during the Ascension timeline.

Laurence Scott looks at the way Dutch writers are addressing history and contemporary life with Rodaan Al Galidi, Eva Meijer, Onno Blom, Herman Koch and Toon Tellegen. Eva Meijer is an author, artist, singer, songwriter and philosopher. Her non-fiction study on animal Communication, Animal Languages has been published this year and her first novel to be translated into English Bird Cottage, has been nominated for the BNG and Libris prizes in the Netherlands and is being translated into several languages. Rodaan Al Galidi is a trained engineer who fled his native Iraq and arrived in the Netherlands in 1998. He taught himself Dutch and now writes both prose and poetry. His novel De autist en de postduif (The autist and the carrier-pigeon) was one of the books in 2011 given the EU Prize for Literature. Onno Blom is an author, literary reviewer and freelance journalist who has appears regularly discussing books on the Dutch radio show TROS Nieuws, has worked as editor-in-chief at the publishing house Prometheus and whose biography of the Dutch artist and sculptor Jan Hendrik Wolkers won the 2018 Dutch biography prize. Herman Koch is an actor and a writer. His best-selling novelist, The Dinner, was published in 55 countries and sold more than a million copies. His new book, The Ditch, is a literary thriller. Toon Tellegen is is one of the best-known Dutch writers. In 2007 he received two major prizes for his entire oeuvre. He considers himself in the first place a poet and has published more than twenty collections of poetry to date, among them Raptors. He is also a novelist and a prolific and popular children’s author. Events put on by the Dutch Foundation for Literature, New Dutch Writing and Modern Culture take Dutch writers to Norwich, London. Producer: Zahid Warley

In March of 2016, a group of scientists reported a startling discovery from the forests of central Japan: syntax, the property of speech that enables it to express limitless meanings, was not unique to human languages. It had been observed in the vocal system of a bird. In her acclaimed new novel The Study of … Continue reading Ep. 12 – Novelist Lindsay Stern on “The Study of Animal Languages” →

Jenn and guest Sarah Davis discuss book club picks, dancers, capital punishment, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible , EveryPlate, and Nurx. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Questions   1. My book club is working on compiling a list of our upcoming books by the end of February. We have had a lot of books that really hurt the momentum of our group, and recently have had a streak of really great books that have gotten us all excited again. The books we have enjoyed are: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, Artemis by Andy Weir, Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, and Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The books that have made us collectively lose steam are: The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by George O’Neilly, Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, Lord of Misrule by Jaimy Gordon. Do you have any suggestions for us? We enjoy both non fiction and fiction. We have some readers that read almost exclusively non-fiction and some that read almost exclusively fiction. -Traci   2. Hey there! I’ve been a long time fan of your podcast, but this is the first time I’m actually looking for a personal recommendation. Recently I’ve read The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey and I immediately fell in love. Ever since I’ve been trying to find books that deal with similar topics or themes, but nothing managed to live up to it. So, here’s what I’m looking for: books dealing with ballet or any kind of activity the main character is really obsessed with (I’m open to ideas), books that talk about some more philosophical ideas that don’t go over one’s head, character driven stories and a strong character voice (preferably from a female point of view). I already have Sally Rooney’s books on my TBR, I’ve read Donna Tartt, Elena Ferrante and My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Any ideas what I should pick up next? Thanks in advance! xoxo -Olivia   3. Hey Amanda & Jenn – Thanks for all you do at Book Riot for us readers out there! I’m hoping you can help me find more reading material on capital punishment. My interest in it peaked when I was reading Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson) and I later followed it up with The Sun Does Shine (Anthony Ray Hinton). I’d prefer non-fiction but I’ll take whatever you can give me! Thanks so much. -Nicole   4. Hi Jenn and Amanda! I was wondering if you could help me find some mystery/suspense books that involved two detectives who are a married couple. I’ve been binging through Agatha Christie’s “Tommy and Tuppence” series and I’m absolutely obsessed with their dynamic. Anything that involves a married couple (or romantic couple) solving crimes together and bantering is right up my alley! Thank you! -Mallory   5. I recently read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid and absolutely loved it! I am looking for recommendations for books that take place in old timey Hollywood that might be similar to The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I enjoy stories told from different points of view, time jumping from present to past and wouldn’t say no to some mystery. Thank you in advance for your help! Looking forward to your recommendations. -Rebeca T   6. I really loved the book The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, and the movie Arrival is one of my favorites because I love the glimpses that both works give of linguists. I am looking for more books about linguists/linguistics. Fiction or non-fiction, as long as the non-fiction is accessible to a ‘regular’ non-academic. Thanks, -Angie   7. Hi Get Booked Ladies! I’m kind of obsessed with the works of Ray Bradbury, specifically Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked This Way Comes. I can’t seem to find any other books that capture the same sort of nostalgia and enigmatic, subtle magic that those books portrayed so wonderfully. Help please!!! Thanks, -Rin   Books Discussed Washington Black by Esi Edugyan The Night Ocean by Paul LaFarge (Cosmic Horror post) The Perfect Nanny by Leila Slimani “10 New Controversial Books to Shake up Your Book Club” Disoriental by Negar Djavadi, translated by Tina A. Kover Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler Pointe by Brandy Colbert (tw: eating disorders) Dancer by Colum McCann Burial Rites by Hannah Kent The Fact of a Body by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures by Emma Straub The Study of Animal Languages by Lindsay Stern Ammonite by Nicola Griffith The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Mama Day by Gloria Naylor

This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss Bangkok Wakes to Rain, The White Book, The Study of Animal Languages, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Audible and Blinkist. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray The Source of Self Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations by Toni Morrison Bangkok Wakes to Rain: A Novel by Pitchaya Sudbanthad The Study of Animal Languages: A Novel by Lindsay Stern The White Book by Han Kang Darwin: An Exceptional Voyage by Fabien Grolleau and Jéremie Royer Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig The City In the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders What we're reading: Wanderers by Chuck Wendig The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker More books out this week: Broken Stars: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation by Ken Liu Trump Sky Alpha: A Novel by Mark Doten Nobody's Looking at You: Essays by Janet Malcolm For the Killing of Kings (The Ring-Sworn Trilogy) by Howard Andrew Jones Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II by Adam Makos The Moon Sister: A Novel (The Seven Sisters) by Lucinda Riley The (Half) Truth by Leddy Harper Letter to Survivors by Gebe and Edward Gauvin The Elegant Lie by Sam Eastland The Familiars: A Novel by Stacey Halls Aerialists: Stories by Mark Mayer Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire by Elaine Shannon  Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik The Nocilla Trilogy: Nocilla Dream, Nocilla Experience, Nocilla Lab by Agustín Fernández Mallo, Thomas Bunstead (Translator) Colonize This!: Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism New Edition by Daisy Hernandez, Bushra Rehman Arturo's Island: A Novel by Elsa Morante, Ann Goldstein (translator) How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr Tarot by Marissa Kennerson The Afterward by E.K. Johnston The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark The Art of Losing by Lizzy Mason The Secrets of Clouds by Alyson Richman The Next to Die: A Novel by Sophie Hannah The Birds That Stay by Ann Lambert The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America by Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman Immoral Code by Lillian Clark American Heroin by Melissa Scrivner Love Earth-Shattering: Violent Supernovas, Galactic Explosions, Biological Mayhem, Nuclear Meltdowns, and Other Hazards to Life in Our Universe by Bob Berman Chamber Music: Wu-Tang and America (in 36 Pieces) by Will Ashon Death in Provence: A Novel by Serena Kent The Vanishing Man: A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series by Charles Finch The Stranger from the Sea: A Novel by Paul Binding Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Where Oblivion Lives (Los Nefilim Book 1) by T. Frohock

We were joined by Heidi Sopinka for a reading from The Dictionary of Animal Languages, a thrillingly elegant yet raw evocation of a woman clawing her way to a creative life, inspired by the life of surrealist artist Leonora Carrington.

From a bush cook in the Yukon to a helicopter pilot; from a travel magazine editor in Singapore to an architecture publication editor in Toronto; from an environmental columnist at the Globe to the co-founder/designer of a cult following fashion label- Horses Atelier, Heidi Sopinka has lived a life full of surprises and detours but leading to the right direction. Now looking back, writing has always been a thread connecting all the dots.The idea of her novel - the Dictionary of Animal Languages was born 12 years ago, but was being fermented all these years and didn't get published till recently. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The development of language could be conveniently postulated as being responsible for driving both our significant increase in brain size (three times larger than that of our nearest current relatives the chimpanzees and bonobos) and with it all the other higher mental faculties where humans are so predominant over other animal species.