In this selection of highlights from the 2017 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, Professor Sophie Scott goes on a fascinating journey through one of the fundamentals of human and animal life: the unstoppable urge to communicate.
Suitable for: Biology, Physics and Computer Science at KS3 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 3rd Level in Scotland.
How do deep sea fish use bioluminescence to communicate? video
Professor Sophie Scott explores how different species of deep sea fish use bioluminescence to communicate.
How is smell used to communicate in the animal kingdom? video
Professor Sophie Scott explores how smell is used for communication in the animal kingdom and why it's so important.
How do we make sounds using our larynx? video
With the help of special equipment and guests, Professor Sophie Scott demonstrates how we makes sounds using our larynx.
How does speech recognition software work? video
Professor Sophie Scott explains how a computer decodes the sounds that we make and turns them into words.
How do vibrations in the air lead to a sound we can hear? video
Professor Sophie Scott explains how our ears turn vibrations into electrical signals that our brains can decode.
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