The evolution of our ability to speak is its own epic saga and it’s worth pausing to appreciate that. It’s taken several million years to get to this moment where we can tell you about how it took several million years for us to get here.
Video: The saga of how humans developed the ability to talk
Kallie Moore | PBS | February 25, 2021
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