Communication Matters.
I came across an interesting article that reported how certain plants had the ability to communicate to other plants about an adverse event occurring to them. This information was released in the atmosphere and as a cloud of chemicals. When finding this out, immediately my mind jumped to the haunting blockbuster film The Day of the Triffids. In case you're not aware of this particular film by John Wyndham and released in 1962, it has quite a thoughtful scenario and I found the plot fascinating. After a meteor shower, a form of carnivorous plants became mobile by means of three roots that acted as legs, and started to join in an epic fight for survival. In the film, the name Triffid referred to the three roots. Possibly the idea could have been born from certain actions noted from real carnivorous plants, such as the Trumpet Pitcher Fly Catcher. The major difference that altered the balance of mankind against plants in the film’s case was looking at the meteor shower. This rendered all the observers blind thus giving the Triffids the ability to dominate mankind. I will leave the story there so as not to be a spoilsport for potential spoilers.
Bringing an aspect of reality into what was a very sci-fi plot can also suggest a sobering thought as communication is an important part of social development and survival. A form of this communication is sometimes indicated by actions rather than just sounds and can be noticeable apart from hand signals. Alternatively Sign Language is of course one of the ways to bring about accessible communication and can radically alter lives. Being Bi-Lingual or Trilingual can determine speech and thought patterns, even observing how people express themselves or shy away from communication can tell you a lot of information. Some people can gesticulate continuously while in communication while other examples have even evidenced expressions as useful modes of deducing thoughts, ideas and feelings.
Animals have a broad range of both sound and non-verbal signals. There is research to show that particular whale songs have been studied and found to have different dialects exclusive to particular pods. Specific species of birds can even mimic human speech, or alert other breeds of animal to potential predatory dangers. Communication forms can be vast amongst different birds both in the wild and in domestic or more larger scope captivity, although I tried to teach my pet blue budgerigar to speak and some might say that he particularly turned out to be a bit of a slow learner.
Some might claim that the written word has been taken over by the urge to Direct Message on a screen and even phones are now increasingly used to text and not talk. Technology has improved rapidly and is now reportedly in development stages of being able to transfer human thoughts and inclinations to devices through the implication of a microchip. Astounding and at times confounding, the new signs indicate that communication is fast becoming an area for technology to tackle.
Effective communication undoubtedly opened the door for human development and a thrive for survival. However it would seem something more is needed to further the benefits thus far gained. Maybe there is room to develop new types of communication in the future, ones that can include intentions, empathy and ease of use. I think that when focusing on communication, striving for the common good is a very positive objective to focus and improve upon.
Bringing an aspect of reality into what was a very sci-fi plot can also suggest a sobering thought as communication is an important part of social development and survival. A form of this communication is sometimes indicated by actions rather than just sounds and can be noticeable apart from hand signals. Alternatively Sign Language is of course one of the ways to bring about accessible communication and can radically alter lives. Being Bi-Lingual or Trilingual can determine speech and thought patterns, even observing how people express themselves or shy away from communication can tell you a lot of information. Some people can gesticulate continuously while in communication while other examples have even evidenced expressions as useful modes of deducing thoughts, ideas and feelings.
Animals have a broad range of both sound and non-verbal signals. There is research to show that particular whale songs have been studied and found to have different dialects exclusive to particular pods. Specific species of birds can even mimic human speech, or alert other breeds of animal to potential predatory dangers. Communication forms can be vast amongst different birds both in the wild and in domestic or more larger scope captivity, although I tried to teach my pet blue budgerigar to speak and some might say that he particularly turned out to be a bit of a slow learner.
Some might claim that the written word has been taken over by the urge to Direct Message on a screen and even phones are now increasingly used to text and not talk. Technology has improved rapidly and is now reportedly in development stages of being able to transfer human thoughts and inclinations to devices through the implication of a microchip. Astounding and at times confounding, the new signs indicate that communication is fast becoming an area for technology to tackle.
Effective communication undoubtedly opened the door for human development and a thrive for survival. However it would seem something more is needed to further the benefits thus far gained. Maybe there is room to develop new types of communication in the future, ones that can include intentions, empathy and ease of use. I think that when focusing on communication, striving for the common good is a very positive objective to focus and improve upon.
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