Épisodes

  • Monkey See, Monkey Do

    Monkey See, Monkey Do
    Nov 28 2017
    In the final episode of Apex, two stories about monkeys. One: why do humans empathise with each other? Two: what makes a painting a piece of art? And finally: what really makes us human?
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    35 min
  • What the Bot Says

    What the Bot Says
    Nov 28 2017
    Every year artificial intelligence gets closer to becoming a reality. What makes us human when a robot can do everything we can? In this episode, two bots: an algorithm that writes news stories; and the world's most realistic chatbot.
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    47 min
  • What is it Good For? Part 2: Ants

    What is it Good For? Part 2: Ants
    Nov 28 2017
    What if humans aren't the only ones who fight and kill? What if other animals can be just as ruthless? In this episode - the weird world of ant warfare.
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    19 min
  • What is it Good For? Part 1: Angels

    What is it Good For? Part 1: Angels
    Nov 28 2017
    Who were the Angels of Bataan? And what can their story tell us about war crimes - what they are, why they happen, and who decides when they do?
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    45 min
  • From the Mouths of Snakes

    From the Mouths of Snakes
    Nov 28 2017
    There's a lot of different languages in the world - including some that haven't ever been spoken before. In this episode, meet the people who create new languages from scratch as a hobby, and dive into the story of Parseltongue from Harry Potter.
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    56 min
  • Language

    Language
    Nov 28 2017
    In the first episode of Apex, Phil and Bruce delve into the journey of how we first started speaking to each other - and listen to a lot of whistling..
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    35 min