:06:00
The only difference between them and us
can be summarized in one word: Novelty.
:06:05
When an animal gives a warning
that danger is imminent...
:06:08
it uses a series
of fairly predictable calls or signals...
:06:13
that animals of its kind have used before.
:06:15
This is decidedly not the case with humans.
:06:17
Oxford English Dictionary
lists 615,000 words...
:06:21
in the English language.
That's 3,000 more than five years ago...
:06:25
and thousands less
than a few years from now.
:06:28
On the other hand...
:06:30
there's little or no novelty
in animal language.
:06:33
Tragically, English cows
make the same sounds as French cows.
:06:47
- Julian.
- Sam.
:06:49
Listen. Bachman called.
He wants to see you right away.
:06:52
- Why?
- I don't know.
:06:59
Did he sound like there was a problem?
:07:04
Come in.
:07:06
Good afternoon, John.
:07:09
Come in, sit down.
:07:14
A certain matter has come to my attention.
:07:16
John, about the student, right?
:07:20
I've been meaning to talk to you about her.
:07:22
I don't think I want to know about that.
:07:24
No, look, do you know
who Alexie Gierach is?
:07:29
Stanford Genetics.
:07:31
Yes, I met him once
at a faculty thing when I was there.
:07:34
Two years ago, he went to the Antarctic
to head up a new research project for NASA.
:07:39
Yesterday, I received this from him.
:07:43
A satellite imaged an unidentified mass...
:07:48
in the ice shelf down there.
:07:51
It appears to measure approximately
6 meters long by 3 meters wide.
:07:56
At first, they thought
it might be a rock slag...
:07:59
or a fossilized whale.