Tag: language
Softer, processed foods changed the way ancient humans spoke
Steven Moran, University of Zürich and Balthasar Bickel, University of Zürich
The human capacity for language divides our species from the rest of the animal...
America is in the middle of a battle over the meaning...
Jennifer Mercieca, Texas A&M University
You might think that the culture war over race and immigration primarily transpires in dramatic events, like the woman...
When did humans first learn to count?
Peter Schumer, Middlebury College
The history of math is murky, predating any written records. When did humans first grasp the basic concept of a number?...
The slippery slope of dehumanizing language
Allison Skinner, Northwestern University
Comparing people to animals seems to increasingly be a part of our political discourse.
When Roseanne Barr tweeted that former White House...
Yanny or Laurel? It’s your brain not your ears that decides
Jennell Vick, Case Western Reserve University
As a speech scientist, I never thought I’d see so much excitement on social media about one tiny little...
As marijuana goes mainstream, what’s happening to the way we talk...
Frank Nuessel, University of Louisville
For decades, the marijuana industry operated underground, outside the confines of the law.
But even though at the federal level, possession...
Why Denmark dominates the World Happiness Report rankings year after year
Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College
The new World Happiness Report again ranks Denmark among the top three happiest of 155 countries surveyed – a distinction that...
A history of loneliness
Amelia S. Worsley, Amherst College
Is loneliness our modern malaise?
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says the most common pathology he saw during his years...