I talk about self-monitoring, repairs (and revisions) of speech errors, and gestures. Speech gestures is one of my favorite topics. I could - but thankfully didn't - talk about it for hours. Do you think gestures, like speech, are unique to humans or can other animals use them like we do?

There's actually not a whole lot for the show notes this week, but check out this article on gestures: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/about/

The article is good, it's based on some science. But it's also based on some not science. The author is a researcher but she was trained by the guy who inspired Lie to Me and I'm not a believer in the idea that people can detect lies. There's not good evidence to back it up.

Go here if you can't wait to see the answer about animal communication: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/07/dog-referential-signaling-gestures/