In the final episode of Apex, two stories about monkeys. One: why do humans empathise with each other? Two: what makes a painting a piece of art? And finally: what really makes us human? --- Produced by Phil SansomPresented by Phil Sansom and Bruce MillerThanks to Stephanie FriendSpecial thanks to Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and Charmaine Quinn Music: Theme - Isaac SquiresLonely Organ - Broke For FreeMy Luck - Broke For FreePiano Solo 2 - Seb WrideHallon - Christian BjoerklundCreature Comforts -...

Every year artificial intelligence gets closer to becoming a reality. What makes us human when a robot can do everything we can? In this episode, two bots: an algorithm that writes news stories; and the world's most realistic chatbot. --- Produced by Bruce MillerPresented by Bruce Miller and Phil SansomSpecial Thanks to Larry Birnbaum and Steve Worswick Music: Lost Tape 1 - LoopezCylinder Nine - Chris Zabriskiecoelum - Kai EngelBarbarian - PierloSummer Spliffs - Broke For FreeXXV - Broke...

What if humans aren't the only ones who fight and kill? What if other animals can be just as ruthless? In this episode - the weird world of ant warfare. --- Produced and Presented by Phil SansomOriginal Music by Isaac SquiresSpecial Thanks to Mikey Bustos

Who were the Angels of Bataan? And what can their story tell us about war crimes - what they are, why they happen, and who decides when they do? --- Produced by Phil SansomReporting from Ruth DelahuntySpecial thanks to Barak Kushner Music: Theme - Isaac Squireshawaii untropic - vicbangDrum Feature: Generations from the Simple Gifts Show - The United States Army Old Fife and Drum CorpsLow Horizon - Kai EngelTortoise Shell - Podington BearGoing Forward, Looking Back - Podington BearDrums of...

There's a lot of different languages in the world - including some that haven't ever been spoken before. In this episode, meet the people who create new languages from scratch as a hobby, and dive into the story of Parseltongue from Harry Potter. --- Produced by Phil SansomPresented by Phil Sansom and Bruce MillerSpecial thanks to Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets and Robert Murphy Music: Machine Elves - Anamorphic OrchestraHail to the Chief - United States Army BandCreature Comforts -...

In the first episode of Apex, Phil and Bruce delve into the journey of how we first started speaking to each other - and listen to a lot of whistling. --- Produced by Phil SansomPresented by Phil Sansom and Bruce MillerThanks to Laura WestonSpecial Thanks to Adriano Lameira and Serge Wich Music: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (Obertura) - Richard StraussHungaria - Latche SwingHallon - Christian BjoerklundGeorgia on my Mind - whistled by Ralph GieseDay Bird - Broke For FreeMystery - The...