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Handling Minor Inconveniences, an Astrological Spelling Bee, and LOUISIANA v. CALLAIS | ICYMI
Today we’re talking: JVN’s West Coast tour, last minute hotel switches, scalp treatments, an astrological spelling bee, LOUISIANA v. CALLAIS, our White House Instagram feature, lipstick setting, and AG8! Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here. Catch ... Show More
30m 27s
Jul 27
Excellence v. Perfection, GLP-1 Spelling Bee, JVN’s Memory Hack — ICYMI
This week: we’re talking about CATS: The Jellicle Ball, weddings, maiden name lore, striving for excellence (not perfection), GLP-1 Spelling Bee, Alexia Moore’s arrest, sleep for memory, the North Atlantic current, and Broadway bootlegs. Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour h ... Show More
29m 25s
Dec 2023
The special sauce of human language. Gotten. NATO alphabet. A1 sauce.
959. Learn why human language goes beyond basic communication to allow spontaneous creativity, expression of identity, and leadership in linguistic change — things animals and chatbots can't quite achieve. Plus, I answer a British listener's question about the confusing way Ameri ... Show More
14m 19s
Jun 2021
Episode 331: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Dr. Jessica Rose | Deconstructing VAERS, COVID, Philosophy, Music & More)
<p>Dr. Jessica Rose is an artist, musician, mathematician, professional surfer, biologist, researcher, data analysis, and one of the most interesting guests I have ever had on the show.<br>Dr. Rose has a Post Doc in Biochemistry at Technion Institute of Technology, Post Doc in Mo ... Show More
2h 58m
May 2024
Screaming Frogs, "Talking" Mushrooms, Nonbinary Birds
Sociolinguist Erica Brozovsky joins the show to discuss talkative fungi, Amanda Reed chats about nonbinary birds, and Rachel gets into animal sounds—especially the ones we can't hear. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest fact ... Show More
49m 54s
Dr. Jessica Rett is an Associate Professor in UCLA's Linguistics Department who joins Jonathan to discuss the power and nuances of words, breaks down the concepts of what "dog whistles" are, code-switching, how words evolve, endangered languages, and more.
Find Jessica’s work at http://linguistics.ucla.edu/people/Rett/index.html.
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<p>Talking about language with one of the world's top linguists, Professor David Crystal.</p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</a></p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7NH">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7NH</a> </ ... Show More
<p>What way can the language we use reinforce existing stereotypes and biases? </p><p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/"><em>Think Fast, Talk Smart</em></a><em>,</em> <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/sarah-soule/">Sarah Soule</a>, Senior Associ ... Show More
