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Whistled Languages, Papua New Guinea, and the Sex Lives of Animals: A Chat with hemlock_leaves

Plus: LGBTQ representation in animals, eusociality, and learning facts vs building theories

My friend Mia (hemlock_leaves) and I had a fun conversation about her eclectic intellectual hobbies. We covered:

  • Whistled languages—how they work, where they exist, and why they’re fascinating (Mia’s just released an inaugural substack post about them here!)

  • Ethnographies, with a particular focus on the Kaulong from Papua New Guinea.

  • The sex lives of anima…

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