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139: Magpie Syntax (with Stephanie Mason)

Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. by Daniel Midgley

Jun 9, 202602:47:00Science & Medicine

Australian magpies are even cleverer birds than we thought. New research from Dr Stephanie Mason shows that they do two language-like things we used to think only humans could do: learn their calls socially, and combine...

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139: Magpie Syntax (with Stephanie Mason) is an episode from Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language. by Daniel Midgley. Australian magpies are even cleverer birds than we thought. New research from Dr Stepha...

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Published Jun 9, 2026, 02:47:00 long, audio available.