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Speaking at least one other language may make us more humane

Mind

Speaking at least one other language may make us more humane

Forget UN peace-keepers. A new book reckons a deep knowledge of another language could help us all connect emotionally and break down divisive nationalism

Culture

All the info our brain needs for language nearly fits on a floppy disc

Mind

All the info our brain needs for language nearly fits on a floppy disc

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Students prepare a stew over an open fire at the stone age park near Albersdorf, Germany. Students of the University of Hamburg took on the roles of people from the stone age as part of one of their classes

Humans

Humans couldn't pronounce 'f' and 'v' sounds before farming developed

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Tega the robot with a smiling child

Technology

Smart and fluffy storytelling robot to be trialled in US classrooms

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A dialect quiz shows we still cling to our regional identities

Humans

A dialect quiz shows we still cling to our regional identities

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Health

A scientific guide to the resolutions that are really worth the effort

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Humans

We thought the Incas couldn't write. These knots change everything

Features

Make cartoon

Technology

Stuck for inspiration? Try this random idea generator

Regulars

The Martians have landed in London, and they're hogging the camera

Space

The Martians have landed in London, and they're hogging the camera

Culture

Graffiti of a yellow duck and a caption saying

Technology

Anti-swearing AI takes the edge off abuse on Reddit and Twitter

Artificial intelligence created by IBM converts offensive abuse on sites like Reddit and Twitter into more polite patter

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Space

I'm working on a universal language to let us speak to aliens

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Humans

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

News

Humans

How an Amazonian people convey their entire language by drumbeat

News

Humans

The real reason people talk over you, and what to do about it

Features