Mamma Mia! What's up with virtual hearings?

In part the answer to that question turns on two aspects of communication: the way the human brain deals with it, and the somewhat different way that the internet handles it. Developing a mechanism whereby the two can work more in harmony could make all our days a little less exhausting.  So far as we are aware, only humans are capable of complex communication. Other forms of life, both plant and animal, communicate with one another, but on a simple level: true speech is uniquely human.