Sperm whales have vowel-like sounds that evolved independently over 90 million years. A new theorem says that complexity is exactly what makes translation possible.
Deeper Than Grammar: What Sperm Whale Vowels Tell Us About Translation


Sperm whales have vowel-like sounds that evolved independently over 90 million years. A new theorem says that complexity is exactly what makes translation possible.

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