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简介：ProfessorSophieScottwilltakeusonafascinatingjourneythroughoneofthefundamentalsofhumanandanimallife:theunstoppableurgetocommunicate,inthe2017CHRISTMASLECTURESoncommunication. LectureOnelooksathowwegainedtheremarkableinstrumentthatisthehumanvoice.Sophiewillexplorehowlaughterprovidesalinktoouranimalpast,howourvoiceboxhaschangedtheshapeofourfacesandwhywesoundthewaywedo. InLectureTwoSophiewillexplorethehiddencodeofcommunication,themoresecretandsometimesmoresinistersideofhumaninteraction–everythingwesaywithoutopeningourmouths–fromcontagiousbehaviourstotheemotionalcluesinsmell,andwhetherinformationwireddirectlyintoourbrainsisreallyafuturewewant. AndinLectureThree,Sophiewillexamineoneofthebiggestpuzzlesinscience–howandwhenhumansfirstevolvedlanguage–revealingthehugeamountofrawbrainpowerandsensoryskillneededtounderstandevenasimplesentenceandhowweconveyasmuchmeaningthroughourtone,paceandpitchofvoiceaswesaywithourwords. Alongthewaywe’llfeatureamodern-dayreturntoclassictelevisionmomentsfrompastLecturessuchasSirDavidAttenborough’s‘TheLanguageofAnimals’from1973,andmayevenattemptaworldrecord.…