# Will Humanity Ever Speak One Primary Language by Richard Wrangham > “In which century or millennium can all humanity be expected to speak the same primary language?” > **— Richard Wrangham**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Richard Wrangham](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27565) — Richard Wrangham's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-160). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Article:** [[articles/Westworld and the Semantic Bootloader. Language as Recursive Identity Operating System|Westworld and the Semantic Bootloader. Language as Recursive Identity Operating System]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Language|Language]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “In which century or millennium can all humanity be expected to speak the same primary language?” — Richard Wrangham, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-richard-wrangham-humanity-ever-speak-one-primary ```