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Red Deer and Authority of Voice
Do lower voices demand more power? Becky Ripley and Emily Knight compare the bellowing roars of red deer stags to investigate why we often take lower voices more seriously.
Do lower voices demand more power? Do we take them more seriously? And is this a bias that needs to be challenged more in today’s world? Becky Ripley and Emily Knight compare the bellowing roars of red deer stags to dig deeper into the psychology of human and animal voice.
Featuring David Reby, Professor of Ethology at Jean Monnet University, and David Puts, Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University. Produced and presented by Emily Knight and Becky Ripley.
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Mon 15 Jun 202614:45
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