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EPISODE · Jan 21, 2019 · 35 MIN

Origin of Numbers

from The Infinite Monkey Cage · host BBC Radio 4

The origin of numbers and can fish count?Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by mathematician Dr Hannah Fry, comedian Matt Parker and neuroscientist Prof Brian Butterworth to ask where numbers come from and can fish count? They'll be looking at the origin of numbers and whether counting is a uniquely human trait that actually started before the evolution of language.

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