# The Life Scientific: Gillian Forrester

- Source: Discovery
- Published: 2026-10-26T21:00:00+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct8jt8
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-life-scientific-gillian-forrester-a2ac2c/

What do the very first writhing movements of babies have in common with orangutans solving problems for food? Well, according to Gillian Forrester they may both offer clues about how we humans developed language. Working with her great ape colleagues, Gilly Forrester – Professor of Comparative Cognition at the University of Sussex – has dedicated her career to finding out how we became the talkati

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