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1985
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Communicating: No Man is an Island
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Life itself, our very existence, would fail without communication, since no man can be entirely independent of others. Professor David Pye presents the 156th series of these lectures. .. show full overview
1985x1
Communicating: No Man is an Island
Episode overview
Life itself, our very existence, would fail without communication, since no man can be entirely independent of others. Professor David Pye presents the 156th series of these lectures. .. show full overview
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Communicating: Animal Talk
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Like humans, animals depend on communication for reproduction, and often for a complex social life. But the methods they use are widely different, because their sense organs work in a .. show full overview
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Communicating: The Bionic Bat
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Humans and animals can use echoes to replace sight when visibility is poor. The ability to use echoes accounts for the unusual faces of many bats. Professor David Pye constructs his bionic bats and compares them with live bats.
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Communicating: The Pace of Technology
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Modern man needs to communicate quickly and over greater and greater distances. Since the invention of lasers and fibre-optics, spectacular feats of communication are now commonplace. In .. show full overview
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Communicating: The Integrated Body
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The most complex of all communication systems is the one that operates inside the human body, which is made up of enormous numbers of living cells that are tightly co-ordinated to .. show full overview
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Communicating: Computers
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One day computers and robots may be able to do all our work and chores. Is this a real vision of the future or just a fantasy? In the last of this year's lectures, Professor David Pye .. show full overview

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