Why We Speak. The History of Speech from Neanderthals to Artificial Intelligence

This book is a fascinating history of our ability to speak. Trevor Cox, an acoustic engineer and presenter of BBC radio programs, closely examines the fundamental mechanisms of speech, detailing how the voice defines identity and reveals its characteristics. The book takes us back to the past, to the origins of the human species, posing important questions about what may threaten our uniqueness in the future. In this enlightening journey, we will meet vocal specialists, sound engineers, neurobiologists, and computer programmers, whose expertise and scientific research will provide a deeper understanding of what we typically take for granted.