Category: Language
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The power of words...
Hearing the name of an object appears to influence whether or not we see it, suggesting that hearing and vision might be even more intertwined than previously thought. [1] See the image above. Do you see anything? What about if I told you to look out for the dogs? Magicians always said words have a…
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Seeing the stars. Staying silent...
When we see things from back home, we are reminded of our mother language. [1] Perhaps that is why we remain silent when we see the stars… > Help translate the Harmonia Philosophica book in 6 new languages and get valuable perks in return! Support the Indiegogo project now!
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CAS, 了解, translation, 我...
> Help translate the Harmonia Philosophica book in 6 new languages and get valuable perks in return! Support the Indiegogo project now! A translation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) caused an uproar. [1] Many rushed to think that the mere fact of the translation means that the CAS accepts the views in the papers translated. Despite of how…
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Dogs, grammar, silence...
A dog can learn words and human grammar. [1] If a dog can learn these things, then maybe these things are not what separates us from animals... Maybe what we think in Silence is what is really important...
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Chimp vs. Human child grammar...
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania has shown that children as young as 2 understand basic grammar rules when they first learn to speak and are not simply imitating adults. The study also applied the same statistical analysis on data from one of the most famous animal language-acquisition experiments (Project Nim) and showed…
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