Tag: Linguistics
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...
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...
How people talk now holds clues about human migration centuries ago
Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University and André Ché Sherriah, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
Often, you can tell where someone grew up by the...
Driverless cars might follow the rules of the road, but what...
Abdesalam Soudi, University of Pittsburgh
Recently, while on my way to the University of Pittsburgh’s campus, I made a quick “Pittsburgh left” – taking a...
Languages don’t all have the same number of terms for colors...
Ted Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Bevil R. Conway, National Institutes of Health
People with standard vision can see millions of distinct colors. But...
Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects
Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University
During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
