We know that Chimpanzees engage in quite extensive verbal communication – but what are they saying, how and why? Dr. Pawel Fedurek, Stirling University, researches and analyses vocal sequences and tries to break them down into “phrases” that express socially relevant information. Pawel will also describe some of his projects on chimpanzee conservation and human-wildlife conflict.
Our annual Curious Minds Lecture series, presented by Culture Perth & Kinross and the Perthshire Society of Natural Science is themed around “Contemporary Science in Scotland” and, over past seasons, speakers have covered a stimulating array of scientific topics from dinosaur fossils in Skye, through the human genome to black holes, gravitational waves and the science of consciousness.
