Series hosts Bernardo Kastrup and Fred Matser discuss the fascinating topic of language with renowned British philosopher of language, Jennifer Hornsby.
Jan 6
Should we be transgressive? The limits and potential of transgressiveness | Catherine Liu, Rowan Williams, Josh Cohen
The good, the bad, and the transgressiveIs the transgression of norms and rules what brings history forward and allows for creativity and change? OR is the fetishization of transgression an ever-present danger that breaks down all structures of meaning and becomes totalizing in o ... Show More
48m 16s
Aug 2020
A Coffee Break Conversation with Bec Howie from Irregular Endings
We're back with another episode of the Coffee Break Conversations podcast - a series in which we talk about life, learning and languages. This week, we're catching up with Bec Howie, the founder of Irregular Endings which sells beautiful printed goods for language lovers. Bec tel ... Show More
27m 5s
Mar 2021
Languages of the World in 3000 BC
<p>Language is one of the foundational pieces of being human, but in the absence of writing, what can we know about it in the deep past? Historical linguistics and the comparative method shed valuable light on these long-lost languages, and uncover the roots of some of today's mo ... Show More
45m 7s
May 2024
How Can We Be More Effective With Language?
Have you ever wondered what’s up with double negation, the history of gender neutral pronouns, or why swearing is taboo? Then get ready for this week’s guest, linguist Anne Curzan! Anne and Jonathan talk about how the English language has evolved since the 1300s and how our words ... Show More
53m 20s
Jan 2022
Ventajas de hablar más de un idioma | Esti Blanco-Elorrieta
Lo mejor de TED en Español, publicado originalmente el 25 de marzo de 2021. Durante gran parte del siglo XX, la comunidad científica y educativa creía que ser bilingüe estaba asociado con problemas cognitivos. Hoy sabemos que no es así, pero nos preguntamos ¿hay alguna ventaja co ... Show More
10m 28s
Jan 2022
Encore: How Latin Became the Romance Languages
<p>How did Latin splinter into the Romance languages? In this episode, we explore how Latin transformed from a single, widely dispersed language into a series - French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, and so on - of related but no longer mutually intelligible tongues.</p> ... Show More
51m 26s