Reading University
About Reading University
The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christ Church, Oxford, and became University College, Reading in 1902. The institution became a university with the power to grant its own degrees in 1926 by royal charter from King George V, and was the only university to receive such a charter between the two world wars. The university is usually categorised as a red brick university, reflecting its original foundation in the 19th century.
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This is Reading University and they said the king of the dinosaurs would be no match for a finch in a fight if they were the same size.
from 269: No Such Thing As Singing The Sport, 2019-05-17 at 00:10:48 · read transcript
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Yes. So this is a professor from Reading University called Stephen Mithun, and he believes that they sung a lot and they like to dance, dance and clap, and they used to do it in their caves together, they used to sing in groups. I have read that book quite a few years ago, and I think, is it not also that he thinks that language came originally from singing?
129: No Such Thing As Jack The Stripper, 2016-09-02 · listen
You can't do it. You'll freeze. Do you remember there's that book that came out called The Singing Neanderthals? Yes. Yeah. This is a professor from Reading University called Stephen Mithen. He believes that they sung a lot and they like to dance, dance and clap. They used to do in their caves together. They used to sing in groups. I have read that book quite a few years ago.
No Such Thing As Jack The Stripper, 2016-09-02 · listen
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