communication

Two people stand with a white horse in a calm lake, surrounded by rolling hills under a blue sky.

Out of Eden Walk: The music of animal husbandry

May 1, 2026Out of Eden Walk

The keeping of livestock requires both maintaining a bond with the animals under one’s care and effective communication. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek knows that from his own past as a cattle rancher in Mexico. And, as he tells Host Carolyn Beeler, so do the shepherds and nomads he has encountered along his global walking project, the Out of Eden Walk. He explains and demonstrates some of the language of animal husbandry.

The public and private art of ‘deep listening’

June 26, 2025Books

Out of Eden Walk: Walking through western China

September 6, 2024Out of Eden Walk

A woman sits on a bed using her phone with another woman in the hallway doing the same

The lost art of listening

October 8, 2021Science & Technology

A humpback whale surfacing from the water surrounded by seagulls

If you could talk to the animals

April 25, 2018The World in Words

Alan Alda’s secret to better communication? Have a little more empathy.

August 4, 2017Science

The actor is on a mission to help scientists make their research more relatable to the public. In his new book, he shares some tips for us all.

Do dogs understand what we’re saying to them?

September 9, 2016Science

A new study says yes, dogs can process speech in much the same way humans can.

Leapfrogging with smartphones, Myanmar joins the world

January 14, 2016Global Politics

Burma used to be one of the most isolated countries on earth, thanks to military rulers who didn’t want outside interference. Now known as Myanmar, it’s opening up. A new pro-democracy government was elected in November. And a dramatic surge in mobile phone and smartphone users is accelerating change.

We tried saying this tongue twister — and we dare you to do better

December 5, 2013Health & Medicine

Why is saying something like “The Sheik’s Sixth Sheep’s Sick” so darn hard to say? A psycho-linguist wants to know, so she can help people with speaking disorders.