Arts Jun 09 Interactive museum strives to boost the love of words By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Science Oct 21 Your political views can predict how you pronounce certain words A linguist explains how your political orientation can influence how you pronounce certain words. By Zachary Jaggers, The Conversation
Health Apr 25 Scientists get one step closer to decoding thoughts into speech Using electrodes and computer algorithms, researchers have generated intelligible sentences from the thoughts of people without speech difficulties, sparking hope that similar technology could eventually provide a voice to people who can't speak. By Karen Weintraub, Scientific American
Arts Dec 17 Watch 3:07 A poet’s take on looking to language for ‘radical hope’ In this digital and divided society, it can often seem that language is used primarily to deliver criticism and express rage. But poet Ada Limón shares her humble opinion on why she sees people turning to poetry for language that…
Science Oct 12 A mother uses a similar tone with babies, no matter the language Mothers across languages change the timbre of their voice in similar ways when they speak to babies, Princeton University neuroscientists reported today. By Fedor Kossakovski
Sep 05 Watch 6:53 This ancient whistling language is in grave danger of dying out By PBS NewsHour In the Greek island village of Antio, home to the world's most endangered language, aging residents communicate across hillsides through whistles, a specific system of communication believed to date back to Ancient Greece. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on how… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 2:55 How social media ‘likes’ create a conversation of connection By PBS NewsHour You might think linguistics professor Deborah Tannen would lament the effects of social media on how we communicate. Instead, she sees how it fills an essential need for connection, and the ways we've adapted the tools of "liking" and "tagging"… Continue watching
May 04 Toddlers’ screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds By Nsikan Akpan Children who spent more time with hand-held screens were more likely to exhibit signs of an expressive speech delay, according to a new study from Toronto. Continue reading
Nov 17 Column: How colors get their names By Claire Bowern, The Conversation A Yale linguist explains how many colors exist in your language’s rainbow. Continue reading
Sep 01 Dogs distinguish words and tone much like humans By Leigh Anne Tiffany Dogs are able to process individual words and intonations in a manner similar to humans, based on a new study in the journal Science. Continue reading