Mind
Babies may start to learn language before they are born
Newborn babies respond differently to their mother tongue, suggesting that exposure to language in the uterus may provide the foundations for learning
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A Myriad of Tongues review: How language may shape our world view
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Technology
GPT-4 gave advice on planning terrorist attacks when asked in Zulu
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Mind
The entire brain may be involved in language, not just a few regions
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Technology
Thousands of people apparently cheat at Wordle every day
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Mind
Gesture is a uniquely powerful tool. Here’s how to make the most of it
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Humans
Origin of Indo-European languages traced back to 8000 years ago
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Life
Dolphins ‘talk’ to their young in a higher pitch, just like humans do
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Mind
You can learn foreign words as you sleep but it won’t make you fluent
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Humans
The unique, vanishing languages that hold secrets about how we think
Language isolates, like Chiman茅 from Bolivia, are unrelated to any other known tongue. Studying them is revealing how languages evolve and influence our perception of the world around us
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Humans
Can we ever know who invented the wheel?
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The Power of Language review: What speaking many languages can do
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Mind
Physicist David Wolpert on how to study concepts beyond imagination
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Humans
Mysterious symbols in cave paintings may be earliest form of writing
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