Origin of Numbers

The Infinite Monkey Cage

• Episode: Origin of Numbers
• Website: The Infinite Monkey Cage
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:35:55
• Published: 2019-01-21 17:30

The origin of numbers and can fish count? Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by mathematician Dr Hannah Fry, comedian Matt Parker and neuroscientist Prof Brian Butterworth to ask where numbers come from and can fish count? They'll be looking at the origin of numbers and whether counting is a uniquely human trait that actually started before the evolution of language.