Primates Prove More Successful at Witty Cocktail Banter Than Humans, Who Are Too Busy Discussing Last Week’s Episode of “Lost”

New Scientist: “The data analysis showed strong relationships between vocal repertoire size and group size, as well as between repertoire size and the amount of time spent grooming, says McComb: ‘This suggests that changes in communication can facilitate changes in social behaviour.'”

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tito
20 years ago

I thoroughly enjoy New Scientis headlines, not to mention their feature articles. But will anything rock the self-gratification industry any more than this?

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