Thom Scott-Phillips

Senior Research Fellow, Durham University

Thom Scott-Phillips is senior research fellow in cognitive and evolutionary anthropology at Durham University. His latest book is Speaking Our Minds: Why Human Communication Is Different, and How Language Evolved to Make It Special (2014).

Written by Thom Scott-Phillips

A person reading a yellow book in front of a large painting of a surprised face holding an open book against a blue background.

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Language and linguistics

More than words

Human communication is a glorious chaos. And images, from art to emojis, sometimes say it so much better than language can

Thom Scott-Phillips