by Alison Kroulek
April 28, 2012
Learning Languages
Mr. Spock was right…humans are illogical creatures. If you’ve ever wished you could think more like a Vulcan, learning (and using) another language can help. A new study written up in Psychological Science shows that when you are facing a problem, you are more likely to make a rational decision about the solution if you [...]
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by Richard Kazandjian
September 16, 2011
Languages
We’re all familiar with the term “mother tongue,” but as it turns out, the phrase may be something of a misnomer. Scientists from the University of Cambridge have found that at least historically speaking, it is actually men who most strongly influence language change. The scientists analyzed both mitochondrial DNA (passed down only by women) [...]
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