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Communication

A Linguist Responds to Cormac McCarthy

If language began as a virus, here’s how it spread.

May 23, 2017

What Living with an Eye Patch in a Big City Taught Me

At first I was tired of telling every curious soul that cancer took my eye, but then something changed.

April 21, 2017

Why Doesn’t Ancient Fiction Talk About Feelings?

Literature’s evolution has reflected and spurred the growing complexity of society.

April 20, 2017

The Kekulé Problem

Where did language come from?

April 17, 2017

Plants Have an “Ear” for Music

Plant bioacoustics is a growing field of interest in science.

January 19, 2017

Is the Chinese Language a Superstition Machine?

How ambiguity in language can create unique taboos.

December 20, 2016