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Let's face it: There are some things we just can't face. Life's too short. Somebody's too sensitive. And the subject - whatever it is, although lately it's been whatever - is too third-rail dangerous. Border walls, charter schools, closing Guantánamo, global warming, that Al Jazeera documentary claiming Peyton Manning used performance-enhancing drugs, Hillary Clinton, #OscarsSoWhite: Why bring any of this up?

New research shows that bilingualists can view the world in different ways depending on the language they are operating in.

Modern German language sounds very disparate in comparison to modern English. New research finds that your language determines your literal perspective of the world due to its grammar.

Heres a little blurb on how bilingual babies are getting ahead of the game in school and life

Sperm whales have accents, reflecting what ocean they're from: these are socially learned. Calves go through a babbling phase, similar to humans.

When people listen to a preferred or a favorite song, they are able to connect better to the part of the brain called the default mode network, which is tied to how humans are able to switch between thinking about what's going on around them and their self-referential thoughts.

"People don't know why they get so upset about language," David Crystal told me recently, over Skype from his home in Wales. " 'Potato's,' with an apostrophe 'S,' " he offered, as an example of the kind of thing that drives some people batty, "but you ask them, 'Why are you so upset?', and they can't answer you."

Having relationship troubles? Your smartphone could be to blame, according to a new study. We all know that navigating texting etiquette can make dating more difficult, but it can also be a major source of frustration and dissatisfaction within long-term, serious relationships.

The effects of listening to music while studying are mixed and depend upon the type of music you listen to as well as the degree to which it distracts you.

Of the 20,000 genes in the human genome, few are more fascinating than FOXP2, a gene that underlies the faculty of human speech. All animals have an FOXP2 gene, but the human version's product differs at just 2 of its 740 units from that of chimpanzees, suggesting that this tiny evolutionary fix may hold the key to why people can speak and chimps cannot.

Talks about how you may be able to spot a psychopath via language use.

This article by Debra Fine discusses the consequences of using texting and technology as a crutch.

Nothing can replace the value of face-to-face communication. In fact, it's said that over 90% of how we communicate is through nonverbal cues like gestures and facial expressions. With that said, one cannot underestimate the power of video conferencing to enable businesses to maximize the effectiveness of their communication.

And the 2015 word of the year: the emoji for "tears of joy." Whereas traditional alphabet scripts struggle to keep pace with 21st century rapid communication, emoji, in contrast, "are becoming an increasingly rich form of communication, one which transcends linguistic borders...They can serve as insightful windows through which to view our cultural preoccupations."

An article that discusses how much dogs are able to understand human language, and why their understanding is limited.

This article talks about how metaphors are everywhere and are always present in our lives. It talks about how using metaphors can help to improve the user friendliness of online websites.

This article talks about how the usage of African American Vernacular English, or AAVE can be influenced based on location. This "bidialectal competence - the ability to speak two different dialects - potentially makes them less subject to dialect discrimination on both educational and economic fronts." This is due to AAVE being commonly associated with being of lower class or intelligence.

An excerpt examining the effect of writing indigenous languages to revive and revitalize them.

Few would argue the significance of language in the evolution of the human species. Language serves many critical functions within the human experience, from keeping us safe to social engagement. While communication certainly exists in other species, the depth and complexity of the human language is second to none.

"Computer" language is increasingly evolving to become the newest, popular language. Languages like "C" and "Java" are becoming well known.