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Caspar Henderson

Caspar Henderson is a writer and journalist living in Oxford, England. He is the author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings and A New Map of Wonders, both published by the University of Chicago Press. As a journalist, he covers topics such as energy, science, environment, and human rights.

Could Onomatopoeia Be the Origin of Language?

What we can learn from the ding-dong hypothesis, James Joyce, Buster Keaton, and a language known as !Xoon.

February 13, 2024

What Plants Hear

They sense the buzzing sounds of pollinators, the vibrations of the wind.

February 6, 2024

What Can We Hear in Space?

The music of the cosmos is stranger than you think.

January 23, 2024