12 April 2023
Through staving off dementia symptoms, boosting brainpower and even being a different version of yourself, speaking many languages is a great strategy for life, argues a new book from Viorica Marian
26 June 2019
This week, explore a gallery full of unseen forces, hide behind the sofa for Stranger Things 3, and learn how to unpick strange languages
16 April 2019
Explore the life and work of director Stanley Kubrick, watch ancient folklore in an endangered language, and discover how emotion shapes the human brain
3 April 2019
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
11 September 2018
Artist Jenna Sutela has used Mars-friendly bacteria to grow an alien culture, rich in music and poetry – but is it any good?
8 November 2017
The to and fro that happens when we talk is key to understanding language, and challenges the way we view human nature, argue two books
26 October 2017
A wide-ranging exhibition in Cambridge, UK, celebrates two geniuses: one broke Nazi codes, the other cracked an ancient script
20 September 2017
The Chinese Typewriter tells the fascinating story of technological colonialism, racism and the complexities of a language unlike any other
9 August 2017
In this season’s crop of science fiction, the world turns to putty in our hands, we dodge “calendrical rot” and worry about absolute truth
21 June 2017
If a picture paints a thousand words, how many in an emoji? The Emoji Code delves deep into the linguistics and non-linguistics of everything emoji
