Magic Fingers

Do baby sign language courses really work?

What Makes Hemingway Hemingway?

On the psychology of artistic style

On Expecting Things to Fall Apart

We understand entropy surprisingly early in life

Limericks That Leave You Hanging

When we expect to hear a rhyme and don’t

Tuesdays with Siri

How to Talk Shakespeare

Headless Bear Walks Up to Woman; Awesomeness Ensues

The search for the perfect title

When Nouns Verb Oddly

Verb meanings are slipperier than noun meanings

Are Our Screams, Sighs, and Giggles Universal?

Two studies suggest yes and no

Don’t Mock the Monocle (A Webcomic)

On our unspoken preferences for ordering adjectives

When Babies Bang

A new study says the ruckus readies us for tool use

The Internet is a James Joyce Novel

On the playful language of image macros

Freshman, Meet Your Roommates

Prepare to share toothpaste—and dialects

On Zombie Eating

Nom nom nom

Language in an Age of Seamlessness

What happens to conversation when everyone’s using a different device?

Picturing a Whole New Language

Could images be the new words?

Well, Hey There, Search

Soon we may query search engines as naturally as we query each other

A Dog With Two Names?

For bilingual babies, words don’t come with the same assumptions

Search: A Primer for the Rest of Us

Search engines are the ultimate gatekeepers. How do they work?

Tell the Riddle Right

Subtle linguistic manipulations can change how we interpret questions

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