The Genetic Drift of Baby Names
Why do some names fall out of fashion, and how is the study of names like the study of genetics?
Why do some names fall out of fashion, and how is the study of names like the study of genetics?
Why are English spellings so inconsistent and weird?
A new paper uses AI to decipher sperm whale vocalizations.
Which words do you mispronounce? Or rather, which words that you mispronounce today will eventually be “correct”?
If you’re reading this, odds are you know the 26 letters in the English alphabet. But do you know how they came to their current forms?
AI’s potential for translation makes science fiction gadgets an increasingly likely reality. But how did English become the dominant global language, and just what do we mean by “English”?
Why do some contractions work and others don’t?
Sure to come in handy this year, a primer on logical fallacies.
Place names tell us all sorts of interesting things about history and people. Also, what is the longest one word place name in the world?
The Curse of Knowledge is when we assume everyone else understands what we’re talking about, when they don’t. Good communication happens when we have the courage to make it simple.
Why are companies so effective at ruining slang?
We are off today and tomorrow for the US Independence Day holiday. Also included, a song that hews carefully to archaic rules about prepositions at the end of sentences.
Is there a “right” way to speak, or is language policing more revealing about the anxiety of the scolder than the expression of the speaker?
Will artificial intelligence fatally undermine the integrity of scholarly publishing? A formal debate from the annual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing.
Digital transformation can revolutionize the world, turning it into an inclusive place for people with and without disabilities, with accessibility powered by artificial intelligence.