Tag: language
Why some people talk very fast and others … take …...
Michelle Devereaux, Kennesaw State University and Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University
Pop culture abounds with examples of very...
Are you really in love? How expanding your love lexicon can...
Georgi Gardiner, University of Tennessee
What is love? Could those feelings you label as love be something else?
‘Thirst trap’ and ‘edgelord’ were recently added to the dictionary –...
Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
A student in my graduate seminar recently mentioned seeing her “niblings” at Thanksgiving....
X marks the unknown in algebra – but X’s origins are...
Peter Schumer, Middlebury
Even though x is one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, it appears throughout...
3 myths about immigration in America
April Nisan Ilkmen, Adler University
The U.S. is – and long has been – a pluralistic society that contains...
What it takes to become a spelling bee champ
Pawan Dhingra, Amherst College
Whenever the Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place, parents and children may wonder: What does...
What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains
Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University
The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a...
What is that voice in your head when you read?
Beth Meisinger, University of Memphis and Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis
Curious Kids is...
EXPLORING NATURE
I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...
Julian Resasco, University of Colorado Boulder
Imagine a bee crawling into a bright yellow flower.
This...
