Ancient cuneiform script carved into clay tablet, representing historical language documentation and official ancient text.

Ancient Tablets and AI Translation

Translating between two languages is a matter of carefully constructing sentences which best convey the meaning of the original text. As such, it isn’t about a rudimentary word-per-word switch from
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Climate Crisis and Language Loss?

When concerns regarding the climate crisis are voiced in the West, the conversation is often oriented around Western concerns. Which is not an entirely unreasonable reality. But it is important
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Heart Brain

Has Language Become More Emotional?

Early last year, a team of researchers from Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and Indiana University published a paper purporting to have demonstrated the increasing irrelevance of facts in public
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Do You Speak Tutnese?

Humanity’s linguistic history is rife with languages which have passed out of use. As cultures interact, their languages evolve (consider the difficulty you might have understanding an English speaker from
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Smartphone displaying Wordle word game with completed puzzle showing colored letter tiles on textured background.

Wordle Takes Over the World

Wordle, released in December 2021, took the internet by storm, and had reached nearly 3 million players in the early months of 2022. Players’ score sheets have saturated social media.
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