Origin of Numbers
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by Hannah Fry to look at the origin of numbers
The Infinite Monkey Cage · BBC Radio 4
January 21, 201935m 55s
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Show Notes
The origin of numbers and can fish count?
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by mathematician Dr Hannah Fry, comedian Matt Parker and neuroscientist Prof Brian Butterworth to ask where numbers come from and can fish count? They'll be looking at the origin of numbers and whether counting is a uniquely human trait that actually started before the evolution of language.