Speaking abilities evolved from fish
adminIt seems the ability to speak started evolving from fish. The rudimentary capabilities of neurons and brain structure indicate this. Read a LiveScience article, and the Cornell University publication about…
I’m offically ashamed
This American from Texas wants to base citizenship on learning English. Look at the sign. She needs to learn a thing or two. Article at SFgate, discussion on Digg and…
The Future of Literature
Penguin Books has commissioned 6 authors to tell 6 digital stories, one each week, for 6 weeks. The last one, and I think what is going to be the best…
Can you do this? 21 different accents
An actress shows off her linguistic talent by doing a self-introduction in 21 different accents of English.
Brains work differently in US and Asia
That's what a study done at MIT says. East Asians and Americans were asked to make both absolute and relative judgments about shapes and length of lines in a drawing.…