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Consciousness Doesn’t Depend on Language
We share the basic experience of life with all mammals.
Computers and Humans ‘See’ Differently. Does It Matter?
In some ways, machine vision is superior to human vision. In other ways, it may never catch up.
Origin-of-Life Study Points to Chemical Chimeras, Not RNA
Origin-of-life researchers have usually studied the potential of pure starting materials, but messy chemical composites may kick-start life more effectively.
Talking Is Throwing Fictional Worlds at One Another
A linguist exposes the inner truths about language.
This Simple Structure Unites All Human Languages
Language builds meaning through self-similarity.
Physicists Finally Nail the Proton’s Size, and Hope Dies
A new measurement appears to have eliminated an anomaly that had captivated physicists for nearly a decade.
Language Both Enraptures and Deceives Us
An interview with linguist and writer Julie Sedivy.