Cartoon – Communication Gap

Human-like sounds made by a captive beluga whale suggest that cetaceans could learn to mimic our voices, and perhaps even converse with us. Researchers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation first noticed in the 1980s that one of their whales was attempting to copy the speech patterns of his handlers and they began recording his human-like vocalizations. Recently, they analyzed […]
Read moreHave you ever thought to yourself, “Can plants talk to each other?” Unsettling news for vegetarians: Plants may communicate with one another by making sounds at frequencies that humans can’t hear. British and Australian researchers have discovered that the roots of corn saplings emit a constant clicking sound. When a similar sound was played in a lab, they found that […]
Read more“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” ― Stephen R. Covey
Read more“Isn’t it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most.” – Charles Lindbergh
Read more“As disciples and friends of Jesus, become agents of dialogue and collaboration with those who believe in God who rules the universe with infinite love.” – Pope Francis
Read more“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way, an artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” – Charles Bukowski
Read more“Sometimes one feels freer speaking to a stranger than to people one knows. Why is that?” . . . “Probably because a stranger sees us the way we are, not as he wishes to think we are.” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind
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