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Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power
NPR: In an interconnected world, speaking more than one language is becoming increasingly common. Approximately one-fifth of Americans speak a non-English language at home, and globally, as many as two-thirds of children are brought up
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Watch Your Language! Of Course–But How Do We Actually Do That?
Nothing seems more automatic than speech. We produce an estimated 150 words a minute, and make a mistake only about once every 1,000 words. We stay on track, saying what we intend to, even when
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Which to Use? ‘Was Doing’ or ‘Did’
Verb tense is more important than you may think, especially in how you form or perceive intention in a narrative. In recent research studied in Psychological Science, William Hart of the University of Alabama states
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Observations
What I Was Doing Versus What I Did If you want to perform at your peak, you should carefully consider how you discuss your past actions. In a new study in Psychological Science, William Hart
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Terrorists taunts may tell attack timing
USA Today: Osama bin Laden mumbling from his cave, a cassette tape threatening the West with yet more violence: In an era filled with worries over terrorism, can we turn the taunts of terrorists against
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Science Starts Early
Science: Infants and young children can exhibit striking confusion about how the world works, from failing to grasp that wind causes waves, to being mystified about how babies are created. Indeed, some researchers have characterized
