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Even as the world becomes more globalized, and most Americans agree that learning a second language is desirable, the majority never do learn a second…
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Prove it, learned behavior, survival of the fittest, organic produce… scientific terminology is part of our common language, but are we using the terms…
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8.07.14: The New Faces Of Hunger, Prohibition's Taste For Sugar, And The Unwritten Rules of BaseballDuring the Depression, the face of hunger was easy to spot: gaunt, worn, and hollow-eyed. Today’s malnourished are tougher to spot. We’ll get a close up…
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With more than a quarter of the players born outside the US, professional baseball is the UN of American pro sports. We take a look at a position crucial…
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Prove it, innate, survival of the fittest, organic… scientific terminology is part of our everyday language, but are we using the terms correctly? Today…
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In German, there's an expression for kicking through piles of leaves, and for the conviction that all large houses must have secret passages. In other…
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Language evolves. Try reading Chaucer or Shakespeare, or even watching an early 20th-century movie and listen for the words or expressions that have grown…
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The Linguistic Software That Exposed J.K. RowlingLast week, author J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame was uncovered as true author behind The Cuckoo’s Calling, a mystery novel written under the pen-name…
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For four decades, Dr. Gerald Cohen has pored over documents, texts and pop culture to study etymology--the history and origins of words and how their…
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Part 1: The Rise of the BrogrammerProduced by Jonathan LynchIn the 1980s classic comedy revenge of the nerds, there was a clear cut boundary between the…