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By Feb 25, 2021
Science

Like humans, naked mole-rats have regional accents

They speak the Queen’s English, so to speak.
By Jan 22, 2021
Science

Local languages are dying out and taking invaluable knowledge with them

Rare, rural vocabularies hold the keys to centuries-old questions about nature, human migration, and more.
By Feb 2, 2020
Animals

If monkeys could speak, they’d probably be trolls

Asif Ghazanfar matches macaque behavior to discernible sounds.
By Jan 13, 2020
Technology

The Sims’ language has surprisingly scientific origins

Robi Kauker helped improvise a nonsense vocabulary for the popular game. The process was ‘stupid hard.’
By Jan 10, 2020
Science

Why is it so hard for us to get peoples’ pronouns right?

Singular ‘they’ is becoming more of a vernacular mainstay—but there’s cultural resistance.
By Nov 3, 2019
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How you say “coffee” or “tea” depends on ancient trade routes

Are you more of a koffie or te person?
By Jul 19, 2019
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Did we mishear Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the Moon?

A linguist looks into the missing 'a.'
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Gmail now finishes your sentences, and the results are better than expected

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By Sep 19, 2017
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Siri has a peppy new voice. But that’s not the most important thing.

We spoke to vocal experts about the digital assistant’s new pipes.
By Mar 23, 2017
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Why we say “you” even when we mean “I”

People choose the "general you" when trying to distance themselves from negative things.