http://bigthink.com/ Award-winning translator and language expert David Bellos examines the intricacies of human language. We ask, do animal communication systems measure up?
Bellos is the director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University, where he is also a professor of French and comparative literature. He has won many awards for his translations of Georges Perec, Ismail Kadare, and others, including the Man Booker International Translator's Award. He also received the Prix Goncourt for George Perec: A Life in Words. Directed / Produced by
Jonathan Fowler & Elizabeth Rodd

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